Two charged with Chicago attack

A man charged in connection with mugging an Irish student in Chicago was refused bail yesterday, writes Pamela Duncan

A man charged in connection with mugging an Irish student in Chicago was refused bail yesterday, writes Pamela Duncan

Heriberto Viramontes (30) and his girlfriend Marcy Cruz (25) are both charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Natasha McShane (23), a UCD postgraduate student from Armagh, remained in a critical condition in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was transferred yesterday.

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