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Wednesday 2 December 2020
Her attacker was sentenced to 90 years in prison.
McShane was left with brain injuries after being attacked with a baseball bat.
Heriberto Viramontes now faces between six and 120 years in prison after being convicted of a total of 10 counts.
Heriberto Viramontes is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and armed robbery. The jury is expected to begin deliberations later today.
Heriberto Viramontes admitted the attack on the Armagh student and her friend, saying “I probably hit her once”.
Marcy Cruz, who has agreed a plea deal, told the court she stayed in her parked minivan while Heriberto Viramontes carried out the attack, and that he returned saying he had “done some bogus sh**”.
The trauma surgeon who treated Natasha said there three separate lacerations were discovered and there was a lot of blood.
The 27-year-old from Armagh has been left with extensive brain injuries as a result of the 2010 baseball bat assault, and still needs help carrying out basic tasks.
Natasha was attacked in Chicago in April 2010, leaving her with brain injuries. She is currently being cared for by her family in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
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THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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