Sentencing in Ex-Girlfriend's Bathroom Beating

A Yonkers man who beat a man he found in his ex-girlfriend's apartment so badly that the victim is permanently mentally and physically crippled was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in state prison.

He had faced a sentence of up to 25 years.

Blake Natal of Yonkers had pleaded guilty in September to:

• one count of Burglary in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony,
• one count of Assault in the Second Degree, a class “D” Felony.

At 9:59 a.m. Nov. 22, 2015, Natal entered his ex-girlfriend's apartment on Radford Street in Yonkers without her permission, Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty said today announcing the sentence.
He had been served an order of protection on Oct. 23 which required him to stay away from her.
Natal then realized that there was another person inside, a man who was locked in the bathroom. He kicked open the bathroom door and repeatedly punched the man, beating him so badly that the victim suffered a traumatic brain injury, a spinal fracture and a laceration to the back of his head, prosecutors said.

The victim was hospitalized at Jacobi Medical Center for approximately one month for his injuries. He was then moved to Mount Sinai Medical Center for approximately one month for further treatment. His injuries resulted in severe cognitive and physical impairment.

Two days later Natal called his ex and threatened to come over and "finish the job" according to McCarty.

An investigation by the Yonkers Police Department led to his arrest by the Warrant Squad on Dec. 30, 2015.

Assistant District Attorney ToniAnn Gagliardi of the Special Investigations Division is prosecuting the case.

Photo via DA's Office