MP has second leg amputated after left-wing activist ‘rammed her with car’
AUSTRALIAN MP Helen Haines has had both her legs amputated after a left-wing climate activist allegedly rammed her with a car.
TL;DR
- MP Helen Haines has undergone a double leg amputation after an alleged car-ramming attack.
- The alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, is accused of targeting the MP and faces several charges.
- Witnesses claim the driver reversed and hit the MP a second time.
- A local man, Ricky Jefferies, intervened and disarmed the suspect.
- The motive for the attack is currently unclear, though Nugent had expressed political and personal grievances online.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed solidarity with MP Haines and her family.
- Donations are being requested for Save the Children instead of flowers for the MP.