MP Helen Haines loses both legs after alleged car attack

MP Helen Haines loses both legs after alleged car attack

Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after a driver allegedly rammed her repeatedly outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria on Monday. Her husband said she remains in stable condition at a Melbourne hospital, while forty-three-year-old suspect Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the apparent targeted attack and has been denied bail.

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