Half a year has gone by since Tina Anguiano's son was nearly killed in a vicious baseball bat attack at the BETA campus in Edinburg.
She blames the juvenile court system for failing to bring justice and closure for her family.
Anguiano recalls just how badly her son was beaten.
"His face was almost unrecognizable," she said. "He had bumps, bruises, his eyes were swollen."
Her 16-year-old was hit in the back and side of his head 7 times with a baseball bat last November, according to Anguiano.
"My son was left for dead."
A fellow 16-year-old BETA student in Edinburg was kicked out for the attack on school property.
Anguiano said it's been the longest six months of her life
"I can see now why victims give up... Because it's such a tiring process."
Her son suffered major head trauma, according to Anguiano.
She said he needed multiple staples in his skull.
"We're not arguing whether or not the assailant did it or not," Anguiano said. "At this point all we're looking for is to give him some consequences."
Because the suspect is underage, authorities have not released his identity.
Tina said he had yet to issue any punishment for the aggravated assault.
The case against him has been pushed back nearly a dozen times only creating further hardship for the family.
Anguiano had to miss 11 days of work to be in court.
Each time she said, the judge never issued a punishment.
"Nothing," she said. "From November to today, nothing."
Anguiano vows not to give up.
She warns other potential victims in the juvenile system not to give up as well.
Her fear is that families do give up, crimes like the one that happened to her son, will only pop up again in courts for adult offenders.
The case heads back to the 449th District Court for the 12th time on June 8th.
Judge Jesse Contreras has not yet returned calls from Action 4 News on the claims made about the stalled process.
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