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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Australian MP Helen Haines has both legs amputated after car ramming ‘attack’, husband says

Helen Haines, the Australian MP struck by a car outside her constituency office in an alleged attack on Monday, has had her second leg amputated, her husband has announced.

Addressing the media on Wednesday afternoon, Phil Haines said: “Helen is alive and she’s stable. That is the most important thing for our family.”

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