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Australian MP attacked with car outside office
Independent MP Helen Haines lost one leg after being hit by a car outside her Victoria electorate office. A 43-year-old man has been charged.
In brief
Independent MP Helen Haines lost one leg after being hit by a car outside her Victoria electorate office. A 43-year-old man has been charged. Australian independent MP Helen Haines lost one leg after being attacked with a car outside her electorate office in Victoria. A man has been charged with dangerous driving and…
MP hit by car at office
Australian independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly attacked with a car outside her electorate office in Victoria. She lost one leg as a result of the incident.
Surgeons fighting to save second leg
Surgeons were fighting on Tuesday to save Haines' other leg following the attack. The extent of her injuries remains serious.
Man charged with multiple offences
Police charged forty three year old Brendan Nugent with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and causing harm to a commonwealth public official.
The headline
Australian independent MP Helen Haines lost one leg after being attacked with a car outside her electorate office in Victoria. A man has been charged with dangerous driving and related offences.
