A patient faces an attempted murder charge after beating a nurse so badly he broke 'essentially every bone' in her face and may have left her blind.

A patient who investigators say broke essentially every bone in a nurse’s face, likely leaving her blind, now faces a hate crime enhancement charge in addition to an attempted second-degree murder charge.

The man accused of a brutal attack on a nurse at Palms West Hospital is now charged with a hate crime. Prosecutors have added a hate crime enhancement against Stephen Scantlebury. The 33-year-old, who is accused of beating a Palms West nurse and nearly breaking every bone in her face,