Australian MP Helen Haines hospitalized after alleged vehicle attack in Wangaratta
Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was in critical but stable condition after being struck by a car outside her Wangaratta electorate office, authorities said.
Helen Haines, the independent federal MP for Indi, was taken to Melbourne's Alfred hospital after the alleged attack in Wangaratta, Victoria. The Guardian reported that she underwent surgery and remained in critical but stable condition.
A 43-year-old man was in custody, and Australian federal and state authorities were investigating. Police had not established a motive.