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| Two charged over Chicago attack | Two charged over Chicago attack |
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| Chicago police have charged a man and a woman over a baseball bat attack which left a County Armagh student critically injured. | |
| Natasha McShane, 23, from Silverbridge, is in a critical but stable condition after the attack on 23 April. | |
| The Chicago Tribune said records from credit cards stolen from the women helped lead to the suspects. | The Chicago Tribune said records from credit cards stolen from the women helped lead to the suspects. |
| A 30-year-old man and a woman, aged 25, were charged on Tuesday with aggravated battery and armed robbery. | A 30-year-old man and a woman, aged 25, were charged on Tuesday with aggravated battery and armed robbery. |
| Ms McShane and a friend were attacked on their way home from a night out. | Ms McShane and a friend were attacked on their way home from a night out. |
| Commander Joe Salemme of the Chicago Police Department said a number of leads were being investigated. | Commander Joe Salemme of the Chicago Police Department said a number of leads were being investigated. |
| "This assault occurred on April 23 at 3.30 in the morning, it happened on the north side of Chicago," he said. | "This assault occurred on April 23 at 3.30 in the morning, it happened on the north side of Chicago," he said. |
| "We're pursuing numerous leads, primarily from surveillance video and we're aggressively looking at that angle." | "We're pursuing numerous leads, primarily from surveillance video and we're aggressively looking at that angle." |
| Ms McShane had been studying at the University of Illinois in Chicago. | |
| Vince Gerasole, a journalist at a Chicago TV station, said local people were shocked by the attack. | Vince Gerasole, a journalist at a Chicago TV station, said local people were shocked by the attack. |
| "What is really impacting so many people here is the fact that these brutal beatings took place in an area that is actually rather middle class, it's an area that's turning around," he said. | "What is really impacting so many people here is the fact that these brutal beatings took place in an area that is actually rather middle class, it's an area that's turning around," he said. |
| "That this happened in that type of neighbourhood is really taking many people by surprise." | "That this happened in that type of neighbourhood is really taking many people by surprise." |
| 'Great girl' | 'Great girl' |
| Natasha's family have been speaking about the attack | Natasha's family have been speaking about the attack |
| Natasha's grandmother said she was disgusted by the attack on a "great girl who always aimed high". | Natasha's grandmother said she was disgusted by the attack on a "great girl who always aimed high". |
| She is receiving treatment at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. | She is receiving treatment at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. |
| The two women had been out for the evening to celebrate after Natasha got her degree. | The two women had been out for the evening to celebrate after Natasha got her degree. |
| They were making their way home through the Bucktown district when the attack happened. | They were making their way home through the Bucktown district when the attack happened. |
| It is understood the attacker struck both women with the aluminium bat before stealing their purses and running away. | It is understood the attacker struck both women with the aluminium bat before stealing their purses and running away. |
| Natasha was struck over the head two or three times. | Natasha was struck over the head two or three times. |
| Natasha's grandmother said that she understood her daughter's friend, named in the local press as Stacy Jurich, was not as badly hurt and managed to flag down a passing taxi to come to their aid. | Natasha's grandmother said that she understood her daughter's friend, named in the local press as Stacy Jurich, was not as badly hurt and managed to flag down a passing taxi to come to their aid. |