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Australia police say man charged after lawmaker Helen Haines deliberately hit by car

Haines was hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser outside her office in the town of Wangaratta, just over 200 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, at around 0635 CET on Monday.

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00:02Australian police have charged the man over what they allege was a targeted
00:06attack on lawmaker Helen Haynes who was critically injured when she was hit by a
00:11vehicle. The 65 year old was struck outside her office in the town of
00:17Wangaratta, north-east of Melbourne on Monday. Witnesses say they saw a woman
00:23pinned between two cars. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it's
00:29clear this was a deliberate act after explaining that the driver made a u-turn
00:33to get her after passing by. Haynes underwent surgery overnight in Melbourne
00:40and has reportedly lost a leg. The 43 year old driver who was restrained at the
00:46scene by a local barber has been named by local media as Brandon Nugent. His motive
00:51is unknown. Nugent was reportedly known to the police and they found a knife in his
00:57car at the time of his arrest. Political violence is rare in Australia but police
01:04have documented a steady rise in threats against elected officials in recent
01:08years.
01:09For a person who she is.
01:13For a person who she is.
01:14For a person who has taken care of her in the past, the Enjoy time for the
01:14They are now waiting for the hospital.
01:14For a person who i am.
01:14One person who has been murdered.
01:15He is a hospital for a person who has been affiliated with him and
01:15And he is self-ing with all of them.

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