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| NI woman critical after US attack | NI woman critical after US attack |
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| A 23-year-old woman from south Armagh is in a critical condition in Chicago after she was beaten with an aluminium baseball bat in the city on Friday. | |
| Natasha McShane, who is from Silverbridge, had been studying at the University of Illinois in Chicago. | Natasha McShane, who is from Silverbridge, had been studying at the University of Illinois in Chicago. |
| Ms McShane and a female friend were attacked at 0330 local time on their way home from a night out. | Ms McShane and a female friend were attacked at 0330 local time on their way home from a night out. |
| The young woman's parents have taken a flight to America to be at their daughter's bedside. | The young woman's parents have taken a flight to America to be at their daughter's bedside. |
| She is receiving treatment at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. | |
| It is understood the attacker struck both women with the bat before stealing their purses and running away. | It is understood the attacker struck both women with the bat before stealing their purses and running away. |
| Natasha McShane did her primary degree in Northern Ireland before going on to do a postgraduate course at University College, Dublin. | Natasha McShane did her primary degree in Northern Ireland before going on to do a postgraduate course at University College, Dublin. |
| The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the McShane family. | The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the McShane family. |
| A spokesman for the University of Illinois in Chicago confirmed Ms McShane is a graduate student at the university's College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and had been studying there since January. | A spokesman for the University of Illinois in Chicago confirmed Ms McShane is a graduate student at the university's College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and had been studying there since January. |