McDonald's Beating Victim May Have Permanent Brain Damage 31.82K Brian Moylan 10/17/11 05:02PM Filed to: attacks attacks McDonald's Denise darbeau Tweetg Tweetd Fb Denise Darbeau, the woman seen being beaten by a McDonald's employee in the West Village, may have permanent brain damage, according to her mother. She's still hospitalized and suffers from memory loss. Doctors say her prognosis is still unclear.