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Man charged after MP Helen Haines attacked in Victoria
A 43-year-old man has been charged after independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, leaving her with critical injuries.
In brief
A 43-year-old man has been charged after independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, leaving her with critical injuries. Brendan Nugent, forty three, was charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury and harming a Commonwealth public official after attacking…
MP hit by car outside office
Independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta.She has lost a leg and doctors are fighting to save the other.
Man charged with multiple offences
Brendan Nugent, forty three, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury, and the federal offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
Attack was targeted, police allege
Police allege the incident was targeted.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the attack was deliberate and early investigations suggest the car did a U-turn.
Good Samaritan stopped the driver
Barber Ricky Jefferies stepped in to help Ms Haines after the attack. He says the man had a knife and he intervened to ensure no-one else was hurt. He held the driver until police arrived.
Mental health assessment and political response
Sources confirm Brendan Nugent has undergone a mental health assessment while in custody.His family say they have been friends with Helen Haines for more than twenty years.
The essence
Brendan Nugent, forty three, was charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury and harming a Commonwealth public official after attacking independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta.
