Victoria Police to equip officers with tourniquets after alleged attack on Helen Haines

Key points

• Victoria Police will equip frontline officers with tourniquets after bystanders used their own medical equipment to help independent MP Helen Haines, who was allegedly attacked in Wangaratta. Jacob Evans said police had no tourniquets to offer when he and his partner asked for them.
• Police have since handed out 2000 tourniquet kits to officers from January 1, including general duties and highway patrol officers. Haines is recovering at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne after losing both legs.
• Her husband Phil asked for support for Save the Children, which has raised more than $400,000 in 24 hours.