Australian MP loses leg after car 'reversed to hit her a second time'
Police say the attack appears deliberate, and investigators are considering federal charges as Haines remains in critical condition after surgery.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, independent Member of Parliament Helen Haines, 65, was critically injured after being struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser outside her Wangaratta electorate office in Victoria.
- Following her airlifting to Melbourne for emergency surgery, authorities began investigating as a deliberate act after 43-year-old Brendan Nugent was arrested at the scene with a knife seized from his vehicle.
- Local barber Ricky Jefferies ran from his shop to restrain Nugent and remove the knife before police arrived; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese later praised Jefferies as "a hero today" for his intervention.
- Haines remains in critical condition following overnight surgery at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital. Prime Minister Albanese described the attack as "a test of our character," urging Australians to "turn the temperature down."
- The attack has renewed safety concerns for lawmakers as official data shows more than 1,000 reports of threats against politicians in the 2025-26 fiscal year, prompting Prime Minister Albanese to consider enhanced security resources.
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Independent MP Helen Haines is in critical condition and has had to have her leg amputated in an alleged car attack in Wangaratta, Australia. The motive for the attack is not yet known.
Australian independent MP Helen Haines is in critical condition, who lost one leg when a man allegedly crashed his car into her. The shocking incident occurred on Monday, in the town of Wangaratta, about three hours northeast of Melbourne, and is being investigated by counter-terrorism authorities. Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that the MP suffered an amputation on one leg, while, according to Australian media reports, surgeons were working t…
In Australia, Member of Parliament Helen Haines was seriously injured after being hit by a man outside her office. The suspect reportedly after a...
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