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# Natasha McShane

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# Best of the best
Galway All-Ireland winning duo and Cork star shortlisted for Player of the Year award
Aoife Donohoe, Niamh Kilkenny and Hannah Looney go head-to-head for the top prize in camogie.
# Chicago
Natasha McShane making "remarkable" progress five years after vicious attack
Her attacker was sentenced to 90 years in prison.
# Chicago
Man sentenced to 90 years in prison over attack on Natasha McShane
McShane was left with brain injuries after being attacked with a baseball bat.
# Natasha McShane
Man found guilty of attempted murder of Natasha McShane
Heriberto Viramontes now faces between six and 120 years in prison after being convicted of a total of 10 counts.
# Chicago
Natasha McShane case: Accused will not testify in court
Heriberto Viramontes is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and armed robbery. The jury is expected to begin deliberations later today.
# Chicago
Jail recordings of man accused of Natasha McShane attack played in court
Heriberto Viramontes admitted the attack on the Armagh student and her friend, saying “I probably hit her once”.
# Natasha McShane
Key prosecution witness tells court attack on Irish student lasted less than three minutes
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**”.
# brutal attack
Medical team pulled a stone from the back of Natasha McShane's throat
The trauma surgeon who treated Natasha said there three separate lacerations were discovered and there was a lot of blood.
# Natasha McShane
Friend of Irish student tells Chicago court of savage attack
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.
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Father speaks about Natasha McShane's struggles a year on from brutal attack
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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# McShane
Natasha McShane's recovery impeded by superbug
Irish student who was seriously assaulted in a late-night attack in Chicago last year has contracted a superbug after undergoing brain surgery.