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CCTV footage is being examined in an effort to find those behind a baseball bat attack on a County Armagh student in Chicago. Natasha McShane is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after the attack at the weekend. Her parents have flown to the US to be with her.
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.
"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."
Ms McShane, who is from Silverbridge, had been studying at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
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.
Night out
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.
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'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.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.