Wangaratta mother writes letter to injured MP Helen Haines

Key points

• Wangaratta educational support worker Lizz Gourley, who has met local MP Helen Haines only a few times, has written her a heartfelt letter after the attack. Ms Haines remains in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital, more than three days after she was struck by a car outside her electorate office.
• Ms Gourley described the attack as unfathomable and unacceptable, and said people across Australia were standing with the MP and her family.
• She recalled a brief photo moment when Ms Haines met her four-week-old daughter Minnie, and said Ms Haines seemed warm, genuine and kind.