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have helped in a situation like that,” she said.
“I saw a young woman running from a rough area, which really isn’t safe for women to be walking in alone. She more or less ran into me and she was being followed by a masked man on a bicycle with an iron bar.”
The presence of Maura, who is a Sister of Charity of Our Lady of Evron, was enough to scare off the attacker and the North Clare nun was quickly able to comfort the teenager and reunite her with her family.
The attack took place just before 7pm last Saturday week, September 6, and the Soanes family yesterday released a description of the attacker. The attacker is thought to be around 5ft 10ins and of skinny build, he also spoke with a non-local accent which was possibly Irish.
Rebecca’s father Jeff Soanes yesterday hailed the Sister Considine as a ‘true saviour’.
“It was a horrible attack but it could have been a lot worse. Honest to God, she is a true saviour,” he said.
“This kid is dangerous. If somebody knows him, do yourself a favour and look at the morals you’ve been brought up with and drop us a name.”