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Limavady attack: Family wants justice for Danielle Allen | Limavady attack: Family wants justice for Danielle Allen |
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The family of a woman, who has to use a wheelchair as the result of an attack in County Londonderry five months ago, has called for justice. | |
Danielle Allen, originally from Aghanloo outside Limavady, was in left in a coma after the attack in Glenmore Gardens in the town on 17 July. | Danielle Allen, originally from Aghanloo outside Limavady, was in left in a coma after the attack in Glenmore Gardens in the town on 17 July. |
The 27-year-old was found with serious bleeding to the brain, broken ribs, a fractured arm and multiple burns. | The 27-year-old was found with serious bleeding to the brain, broken ribs, a fractured arm and multiple burns. |
A police spokesman said their investigations were continuing. | |
Ms Allen received rehabilitation at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast and is now being cared for at Spruce House in Derry. | |
She requires 24-hour care. | She requires 24-hour care. |
'Nightmare' | 'Nightmare' |
Danielle's mother, Colette McLaughlin, told BBC Radio Foyle: "I saw my daughter in such a state I thought I had lost her. | |
"Danielle is not the girl I gave birth to anymore. It's been a total nightmare. | "Danielle is not the girl I gave birth to anymore. It's been a total nightmare. |
"She was on a life-support machine for a long time in the Royal Victoria Hospital and she has been left with severe brain injuries. | "She was on a life-support machine for a long time in the Royal Victoria Hospital and she has been left with severe brain injuries. |
"She's in a wheelchair and can only use one arm." | "She's in a wheelchair and can only use one arm." |
Danielle's sister, Stacey Allen, was living in England at the time when she got a phone call to say that Danielle was on a life support machine. | |
"It was awful. I thought she was gone when I went in to see her," she recalled. | |
"We do want justice for Danielle. It is important for us and her. | |
"It is just so cruel what has happened." | |
To date, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested one man on suspicion of serious offences related to the attack. | To date, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested one man on suspicion of serious offences related to the attack. |
'Trauma' | 'Trauma' |
The 23-year-old was detained on 18 July and was later released on police bail pending further inquiries. | The 23-year-old was detained on 18 July and was later released on police bail pending further inquiries. |
The PSNI's area commander for Limavady, Ch Insp Alan Hutton, said: "We sympathise with Danielle and her family on the undoubted trauma that they have experienced. | The PSNI's area commander for Limavady, Ch Insp Alan Hutton, said: "We sympathise with Danielle and her family on the undoubted trauma that they have experienced. |
"We can only begin to imagine what the last six months have meant to them. | "We can only begin to imagine what the last six months have meant to them. |
"Our determination to find out what happened to Danielle has not diminished. | |
"Since July, extensive enquiries have continued and a number of interviews have been carried out." | "Since July, extensive enquiries have continued and a number of interviews have been carried out." |
The senior officer said they had employed "a wide range of resources" to assist in the investigation, including experts from within the PSNI as well as from outside Northern Ireland. | |
He said officers had also been in contact with the McLaughlin family to update them on the investigation. | He said officers had also been in contact with the McLaughlin family to update them on the investigation. |
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