Major update on MP 'hit by car' issued as hero bystander speaks out
Haines remains in hospital as a man has been arrested(Image: Getty Images)
TL;DR
- MP Helen Haines is in critical but stable condition after being attacked with a 4x4 vehicle.
- Witnesses reported the driver rammed Ms Haines twice with the vehicle.
- A bystander intervened, removed the driver from the car, and confiscated a knife.
- A 43-year-old local activist, identified as Brendan Nugent, has been arrested.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated the incident was not an accident, but the motivation is unclear.