Independent member for Indi, Helen Haines during a press conference in the Mural Hall at Parliament House on June 11, 2020 in Canberra, Australia.
The Australian lawmaker hit by a car in an allegedly deliberate attack has now had both her legs amputated, her husband of 40 years Phil Haines announced Wednesday.
Helen Haines, an independent federal MP, remains in a stable condition in hospital after Monday’s incident, which unfolded mid-afternoon on a main road outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in northeastern Victoria.
A 43-year-old man, Brendan Nugent, faced court on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
Victoria Police say they’re still investigating his alleged motive.
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