Barber who intervened in Haines attack denies he is a hero

Key points

• Barber Ricky Jefferies says he is no hero after he took a knife from a driver accused of striking independent MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta office. Haines, 65, was pinned between two cars and has lost a leg.
• She was flown to The Alfred in Melbourne for surgery. A 43-year-old man, Brendan Nugent, was arrested and held overnight.
• Police have not yet identified a motive. Jefferies praised others who rushed to help, including a man who sat in front of a moving car.