Helen Haines’ husband Phil reveals surgeons have amputated both of MP’s legs injured in alleged attack
Police say the alleged attack was targeted and isolated, while investigators examine possible motives and charges carry up to 10 years in prison.
- On Wednesday, husband Phil Haines announced that Independent Helen Haines has undergone double leg amputation following an allegedly deliberate car attack in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday.
- The incident occurred mid-afternoon on Monday outside her electorate office, where Haines sustained significant injuries that left her in critical condition before hospitalization.
- Brendan Nugent, 43, faced court on Wednesday charged with intentionally causing serious injury and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
- Phil stated that Helen remains alive and stable, describing her survival as the most important outcome for their family.
- Victoria Police continue to investigate the motive behind the alleged attack, which authorities have categorized as a deliberate act targeting Haines.
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Independent MP Helen Haines lost both legs but remains in a stable condition two days after what police say was a targeted attack near her parliamentary office in Victoria's north-east.
Australia's 65-year-old independent congresswoman Helen Haines lost her two legs after being hit by a car in front of her own parliamentary office in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Parliamentary husband Phil Haines confirmed the severity of the injuries on Wednesday. GLOB in the World: receive international news in her WhatsApp Want to live outside Brazil? Full immigration guide gathers information about 36 countries Suspect Brendan Nugent, 43…
MP Helen Haines, who was hit by a car several times, remains in a critical condition. The attacker is awaiting trial, and her recovery will be difficult and long.
Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs in car-ramming attack
SYDNEY — Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was hit by a car in what authorities say was a deliberate attack, has lost both her legs, her husband said on Wednesday, as the man accused of the attack appeared in court.Doctors amputated Haines' left leg after the alleged attacker struck her twice with his car on Monday, Phil Haines said. They worked for days to save her right leg but were ultimately unsuccessful, he told a press conference in M…
Australian MP Helen Haines lost both her legs following the attack on Monday, when she was hit several times by a car. The politician's husband confirmed that the surgeons failed to save any of the 65-year-old women who are still in critical condition in a hospital in Melbourne, writes The Times.
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