'Did a U-turn to hit her again': Chilling details emerge in Australia MP attack case
Australian independent MP Helen Haines is in critical condition after being deliberately rammed by a vehicle in Wangaratta, Victoria. Authorities are investigating the incident as a targeted attack, raising concerns about the safety of public officials.
Why it matters
The attack on a sitting lawmaker highlights growing concerns regarding political violence and the safety of public figures in democratic societies.
An Australian lawmaker was allegedly hit twice by a driver who made a U-turn before returning to ram into her outside her electoral office, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has said, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as a deliberate act.Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent MP representing Indi, remained in critical condition on Tuesday after undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the incident in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday afternoon. She was initially taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to Melbourne for further treatment."What witnesses have described is the driver doing a U-turn to get into the car park and to ram Helen against a vehicle, then to reverse and do it a second time," Burke told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).Albanese said witnesses reported that the driver passed Haines as she stood near the boot of her parked car before turning around and returning to strike…
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