Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after alleged targeted car attack
Briefing by News4U · First published
Independent MP Helen Haines, 65, lost both legs after being struck by a car outside her Wangaratta office on Monday. She is stable; suspect Brendan Nugent faces multiple charges.
Helen Haines, the independent federal MP for Indi, was hit by a white Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria, on Monday afternoon. Surgeons at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital amputated both legs after the alleged targeted attack. She remains in stable condition. [1] [2] [3]
Phil Haines told reporters his wife’s “heart and mind are in good shape” and urged donations to Save the Children. Brendan Nugent, 43, of Tarrawingee, appeared in Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official; police say more charges, possibly attempted murder, may follow. [1] [2] [3]
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