Australian MP Loses Both Legs After Alleged Car Ramming Attack
The independent MP remains in hospital after undergoing further surgery, while a 43-year-old man faces charges over the alleged attack.
TL;DR
- Independent federal MP Helen Haines has had her second leg amputated.
- The amputation follows an alleged deliberate car attack outside her electoral office in regional Victoria.
- She was critically injured on Oct. 19 after being struck by a Toyota LandCruiser.
- Witnesses reported the driver made a U-turn before allegedly ramming Haines into her own vehicle, reversing, and striking her a second time.
- Her husband stated that she is alive and stable.