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Australian legislator hit by car loses legs
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 4 developments
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines' legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday.
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Developments in this update
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Independent MP Helen Haines fighting for life after incident outside Wangaratta office in regional Victoria
Headline from The Guardian ·
Driver charged with intentionally injuring Australian federal lawmaker
Headline from Courthouse News Service ·
Man charged in "targeted" attack on Australian lawmaker Helen Haines
Independent MP Helen Haines, 65, was critically injured when a white Toyota LandCruiser struck her outside her Wangaratta office; police seized a knife and are probing intent.
PM confirms a man is in custody after the Indi MP was left in a critical condition after being struck by a car on Monday afternoon The independent MP Helen Haines has been critically injured in an alleged attack involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria.
An Australian federal independent lawmaker has been critically injured when a car hit her in an apparent deliberate attack, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian lawmaker is in a critical condition after being hit by a car outside her electorate office in what the Prime Minister says was a “deliberate act,” though police are yet to identify a motive.
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian lawmaker is in a critical condition after being hit by a car outside her electorate office in what the Prime Minister says was a “deliberate act,” though police are yet to identify a motive.
Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office mid afternoon in the city of Wangaratta in Victoria state, a police said.
An Australian lawmaker was struck by an SUV on Monday and hospitalized after what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a “deliberate act.” Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent federal legislator, was hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser outside of her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, police said on Mond…
Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines remains critically ill in hospital after being struck by a car in an attack outside her office in rural Victoria.
Independent MP is in critical yet stable condition after man allegedly did U-turn to strike her twice with his car Follow our Helen Haines live blog for latest updates Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria? Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The man acc…
Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines, who is in a critical condition after being struck by a car outside her office in an incident that has shocked the nation.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian federal lawmaker remained in a hospital in a critical but stable condition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday as he praised a barber who helped restrain a driver accused of deliberately hitting her.
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian lawmaker remains in hospital after being hit by a car in what appeared to be a targeted attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria on Monday, alarming the country’s political ranks and raising concerns about their safet…
