‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM
Barber Ricky Jefferies is being hailed as a hero by the Australian Prime Minister for intervening during a deliberate attack on independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta. Jefferies, who helped stop the driver, has downplayed his actions, stating he simply did what was necessary to help.
Why it matters
The incident highlights a rare act of public intervention in a violent political attack, sparking national conversation about safety and civic duty.
Barber Ricky Jefferies has been praised after tackling a man who allegedly attacked independent MP Helen Haines in the northern Victorian city of Wangaratta, about 250km from Melbourne, on Monday. Photograph: Lauren Powell Barber Ricky Jefferies has been praised after tackling a man who allegedly attacked independent MP Helen Haines in the northern Victorian city of Wangaratta, about 250km from Melbourne, on Monday. Photograph: Lauren Powell Helen Haines ‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM Ricky Jefferies says he had just finished cutting hair when he grabbed and held the driver who allegedly deliberately stuck the Indi MP
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