Helen Haines is in a critical condition after the alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in northern Victoria. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPAHelen Haines is in a critical condition after the alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in northern Victoria. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPABrendan Nugent charged over alleged attack on Helen HainesVictoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after the incident in Wangaratta
Helen Haines’ alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and the Commonwealth offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
He will be held overnight to appear at Wangaratta magistrates’ court on Wednesday, Victoria police confirmed in a statement.
Victoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after he allegedly struck the independent MP for Indi with a Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in northern Victoria.
Haines remains in a critical condition after being airlifted to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery. She has lost one leg and surgeons were fighting on Tuesday to save the other leg.
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