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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. | 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. |
| Natasha's grandmother said she was disgusted by the attack on a "great girl who always aimed high". | |
| Bernadette McShane said that she understood her granddaughter had had an operation on Friday but that her condition remained the same. | |
| She added: "The report was not good but with the help of God, that could be turned around. Everyone is ringing and prayers are being said." | |
| Natasha's parents, Jim and Sheila McShane, 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. | 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's grandmother said that she understood her daughter's friend, named in the local press as Stacy Jurich, had not been as badly hurt and had managed to flag down a passing taxi to come to their aid. | |
| 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. |