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Natasha McShane has shown dramatic improvement in her recovery at a rehabilitation hospital in Chicago, almost seven weeks since a brutal attack left her in a coma. The 23-year-old Armagh native was attacked on 23 April as she was walking home after a party in the Bucktown District with her friend Stacey Jurich. The two [...]
(Read More)27th May 10
Irish community in Chicago announce Natasha McShane Day
by Paul Russell
The Irish community in Chicago has announced 13 June as Natasha McShane Day, in honour of the Silverbridge native who was brutally attacked during a robbery last month. The Windy City will hold two fundraisers throughout the day for McShane’s family to help pay for her medical expenses. McShane was hospitalised for almost two weeks while [...]
(Read More)24th May 10
McShane attackers charged with attempted murder
by Sally Davies
The two suspects held by Chicago Police in the attack of Silverbridge native Natasha McShane are now charged with attempted murder. Heriberto Viramontes and Marcy Cruz had previously been charged with aggravated battery and armed robbery for the incident when they brutally beat McShane and her friend, Stacey Jurich, with a baseball bat last month [...]
(Read More)17th May 10
McShane family release statement from Chicago
by Paul Russell
The family of Natasha McShane, the Silverbridge woman brutally attacked in Chicago on 23 April, released a statement announcing a change in the woman’s condition. According to the family, McShane has been transferred out of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is now receiving physical therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC). She began her treatment [...]
(Read More)13th May 10
Fundraisers for McShane scheduled throughout US
by Sally Davies
Fundraisers across the United States are being held for Natasha McShane, the Silverbridge native who was brutally attacked in Chicago on 23 April. The 23-year-old suffered severe head trauma as a result of a robbery in the Bucktown district, and recently opened her eyes after being in a drug-induced coma for almost two weeks. The [...]
(Read More)10th May 10
Natasha McShane comes out of coma in Chicago
by Sally Davies
Irish student Natasha McShane has come out of a coma for the first time since she was brutally beaten with an aluminium baseball bat in Chicago on 23 April. The 23-year-old was walking in the Bucktown District with her friend Stacey Jurich after a party celebrating McShane’s graduation from a Chicago university when the attack occurred. [...]
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"The hopes and prayers of millions of Americans are with you, Natasha. We deeply regret that our legal system allows predators with multiple convictions for serious crimes to roam free on the street.
7th May 10
Irish graduate’s condition improves after butal attack
by Natasha Redman
Natasha Mcshane’s condition was upgraded from critical to serious yesterday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The University of Illinois graduate student from Silverbridge, Ireland, was the victim of a brutal attack in Chicago’s Bucktown neighbourhood on 23 April after leaving a celebratory party honouring her graduation. McShane, 23, and her friend, Stacey Jurich, were walking home [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
McShane benefit scheduled in Chicago
by Sally Davies
A benefit for Natasha McShane and Stacey Jurich has been scheduled in Chicago, the site of a brutal baseball attack on the two women on 23 April. McShane and Jurich were robbed and beaten when they were returning home after a celebratory party in honour of McShane’s graduation from university. McShane, from Silverbridge, Ireland, sustained severe head [...]
(Read More)4th May 10
Prayers for McShane at Glassdrummond Church
by Paul Russell
Family and friends of Natasha McShane gathered in Glassdrummond Church on Monday to pray for her recovery. McShane sustained serious head injuries during a robbery attack in Chicago on 22 April, during which she was beaten over the head two or three times with an aluminium baseball bat. McShane, the 23-year-old hailing from Silverbridge, and [...]
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"Natasha, We are all praying for you to have a full and speedy recovery, You are in our thoughts all of the time since this dreadful attack.Please God you will soon be back home in Ballsmill with all your friends .Vince and I met you at Karen's house in Tullyard one night. With every good wish to you ,your Mom Dad and all the family members. God bless you. always xxxxxx V./ R.Mackin Crossmaglen
3rd May 10
McShane opens eyes ten days after attack in Chicago
by Harry Oldfield
Natasha McShane briefly opened her eyes on Saturday, ten days after being brutally beaten with a baseball bat in the Chicago neighbourhood of Bucktown. The 23-year-old student from Silverbridge has been in a drug-induced coma since the incident. Her parents, Liam and Sheila, at her bedside at the time of their daughter’s eye-movements, are encouraged [...]
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