Australian MP Helen Haines, 65, remains in critical condition after a leg was amputated following a deliberate car attack outside her office in Victoria. A suspect, identified by family as Brendan Nugent, is in custody and has been charged; his father said the family had known Haines for more than 20 years. Australia's counterterrorism team was activated after the incident.
NYTimes – World This blog is now closed ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament What we know so far Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each othe…
Australian independent MP Helen Haines is in stable condition after both legs were amputated following a deliberate vehicle attack outside her Wangaratta office; the suspected driver, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, has been charged and made his first court appearance.
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BBC News – World Brendan Nugent's family say they have known Helen Haines, who remains in a critical condition, for more than 20 years.
Australian MP Helen Haines had a leg amputated after being intentionally run down by a vehicle, local media reported, on 20 October.
Sky News – World Police have charged a man after an Australian MP was hit by a vehicle, causing her to undergo a leg amputation.
NYTimes – World Helen Haines, an independent, remained in critical condition after she was rammed by a vehicle. The country has reacted with shock and confusion.
Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent, was struck by a an SUV outside her electoral office in the city of Wangaratta, in Victoria State, in the middle of Monday afternoon, police said.
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has lost a leg after being struck by a car in a deliberate attack, local media said Tuesday.
BBC News – World The independent politician is in hospital after what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack.
Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office mid afternoon in the city of Wangaratta in Victoria state, a police said.
NPR – World A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in an apparent deliberate attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The driver was arrested.
This blog is now closed ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament What we know so far Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each othe…
Lawmaker was struck by a car outside her office in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a 'deliberate act'.
Condemnation across political spectrum after incident in Wangaratta, as Nationals MP from nearby electorate says Haines ‘not a divisive figure’ Dr Helen Haines, the popular independent MP for Indi, was hit by a car on Monday in what prime minister Anthony Albanese described as an “attack” and a “deliberate act”. The incident has sent shockwaves through federal politics, with the bombshell of the apparent attack – of…
Helen Haines, an independent federal lawmaker, has been struck by a car in what Australia's prime minister has called an apparent attack.
The 43-year-old male driver was detained by civilians, Mason said, and then arrested by police, who found a knife in his car.
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