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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Australian MP Helen Haines has leg amputated after ‘attack in which driver reversed to hit her twice’

An independent Australian MP who was struck by a car on Monday has had her leg amputated following what prime minister Anthony Albanese described as a deliberate attack.

Helen Haines, 65, underwent surgery overnight and remains in a critical but stable condition after being struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office in Wangaratta in Victoria, police said.

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