Brandon Nagy: Millers Point man pleads guilty to violent attack inside Penrith unit

A man, who filmed himself bashing his “uncle” in a violent attack which left the victim with a traumatic brain injury, severe vision loss and requiring a tube to breath, has faced court.

Brandon Nagy leaves Penrith District court

A man, who filmed himself bashing a friend he called his “uncle” has faced court, after the attack left the man with a traumatic brain injury, severe vision loss and requiring a tube to breath.

Brandon Nagy, 26, of Millers Point appeared at Penrith District Court on Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.

Agreed facts tendered to the court state on January 29 2021, Nagy was drinking with his friend – a 46-year-old man he’d known since childhood- at a Penrith unit block.

Throughout the evening the pair shared a bottle of Jack Daniels followed by multiple beers, while Nagy continued messaging a woman he’d recently met online.

Just after 8:30pm the woman received an image from Nagy showing the pair in good spirits, but noticed the older man appearing to have cuts to his face. She then received another photo of Nagy forcefully holding the man down.

Brandon Nagy leaves Penrith District court

Events escalated dramatically when about 9:30pm the woman answered a video call from Nagy, who was filming himself slapping and punching the man, and hitting him with a “black object” resembling remote control device, court documents state.

After 32 minutes, Nagy hung up and texted his mother a picture of the injured and bloodied man asking her for help.

Nagy’s mother than called emergency services, telling operators: “My son just called me there's been some kind of domestic incident, he’s had an argument with someone, and he’s hit the guy and he’s fallen to the floor. He says there's blood everywhere, he’s not waking up”.

An Uber driver told police officers he was there to pick up a passenger under the name of “Brando”.

According to court documents Nagy was found standing in the doorway with cuts on his hand and dried blood around his mouth. Lying motionless, next to him in a pool of blood was the victim with blood gushing from the right side of his face.

The following exchange took place between police and a noticeably agitated and intoxicated Nagy.

A police officer said: “Sit down on the mattress and stop yelling at me we are trying to help your mate”, leading Nagy to respond: “He is my uncle f***ing help him.”

The officer said: “What happened tonight?”, with Nagy replying: “We were both drinking and had a bit of push and shove and he fell and hit his head on coffee table, I’m nervous and paranoid, he punched me in the mouth because I said I called the cops”.

The victim received emergency surgery in hospital including part of his skull being removed. Among the injuries sustained were a significant cut to his forehead, a fractured cheekbone and multiple fractured ribs.

Nagy was taken to the police station and when interviewed indicated he had no recollection of the incident or why the victim was in hospital.

While in custody on remand Nagy told his mother: “It was self-defence he was choking me.”

On Wednesday Nagy faced court on bail, wearing an ankle bracelet and accompanied by his mother, who the court heard had gone “above and beyond” for her son offering up $75,000 in surety.

Judge Sophie Beckett acknowledged his “exemplary” conduct while on bail but noted the “very serious matters”.

Nagy will remain on bail until he is sentenced at a later date.

The victim of his attack has since spent six months in a brain injury rehabilitation clinic requiring assistance in bowel function as well as a breathing tube. He suffers severe vision loss in his left eye and continuous pain.