In addition to Junta’s son and Costin’s three sons, the beating was also was witnessed by grandmother, Virginia Brings, who was there with her grandson and two of his friends.
She heard several children crying.
“I can remember one little boy saying, ‘Daddy, don’t do it, don’t do it.'”
Junta left the rink, but returned and “lunged” at Costin.
He pinned him and kept hitting him even after he stopped trying to defend himself. Virginia Brings saw him strike at least 10 blows.
“I remember shouting at Mr. Junta, ‘He’s not responding, he’s not responding. Don’t hit him anymore.'”
“Think of your children.”
When questioned about the number of punches by Junta’s defense attorney, Brings responded:
“It’s something that I’ll never forget,” she said without hesitation. “He went on and on. … I remember thinking at the time — he’s either going to kill this man or he’s going to have brain damage.”
