Independent MP Helen Haines is now in a serious but stable condition after losing both legs due to an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon. The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning.
“"The patient is in a serious but stable condition at The Alfred on Saturday morning," a spokesperson for the hospital said.
Incident Details
Haines, the federal MP for the Victorian seat of Indi, was initially in a critical but stable condition after being struck by a car in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon. Surgeons attempted to save her right leg on Tuesday, but both legs had to be amputated due to the severity of her injuries.
Legal Proceedings
Following the incident, police charged Brendan Nugent, 43, from nearby Tarrawingee, with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury, and the commonwealth offence of causing harm to a commonwealth public official. Nugent has since been charged with two additional offences: cultivating and possessing cannabis, according to court documents. He appeared in court on Wednesday and did not apply for bail.
