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Barber's Heroics in MP Attack Driven by Family Thoughts
The barber said he pulled the driver from the vehicle, removed a knife and held him until police arrived after the alleged attack.
- On Monday, independent MP Dr. Helen Haines was critically injured after being struck by a Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, about 250km northeast of Melbourne. Authorities are investigating the incident as a deliberate attack.
- Local barber Ricky Jefferies witnessed the incident and immediately intervened, pulling 43-year-old Brendan Nugent from the vehicle. Jefferies disarmed Nugent of a knife and restrained him until police arrived.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Jefferies, stating "that person is a hero today." Albanese described the incident as an attempt to harm Haines, calling it "not an accident," while counter-terrorism authorities joined the investigation.
- Following surgery in Melbourne, Haines remains in critical but stable condition. Nugent, a Tarrawingee resident, is in police custody awaiting interview as authorities probe his potential motives.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns acknowledged that MPs are facing increased threats amid community polarization. Swansea MP Yasmin Catley, Police Minister, reported heightened safety anxieties, saying "I now think about my own safety in ways I never used to.
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