Miraculously, she survived the attack after 10 days in a coma but was left with.

He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

For years, investigators couldn't determine who.

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Verkkoin september 2008, brittani marcell was only 17 years old when she was nearly beaten to death with a shovel by an intruder at her home in new mexico.

Terrified, marcell ran frantically from the house screaming, and a neighbor on the street came to her aid while she called 911.

Verkkohansen was arrested 10 years after he beat brittani marcell with a shovel.

Verkkobrittani suffered multiple skull fractures, and a broken jaw, arm, and wrist.

The incident sparks a nearly decade long.

He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Learn more about her remarkable recovery, a journey.

Verkkoa new mexico teen was savagely attacked with a shovel in her own home — who was behind it?

Verkko8:08am jun 17, 2018.

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