A 29-year-old man allegedly armed with an axe was restrained by a group of tradies after a failed carjacking in Campbellfield. Police say the man tried to steal a car after an eight-vehicle crash at the Sydney Road and Bolinda Road intersection on Thursday morning. He was struck by a ute before fleeing, but the tradies chased him down and made a citizen's arrest. Police arrested the Altona North man, who was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported. Police are investigating and are urging the alleged carjacking victim to come forward.
Tradies in Melbourne's north allegedly tackled and restrained a masked man wielding an axe after a suspected carjacking attempt at Campbellfield. Emergency services were called about 7am on Thursday to a multi-car collision at the Sydney Road and Bolinda Road intersection. Police were told a driver armed with an axe had tried to steal another vehicle. The man was struck by a vehicle during the attempt, and nearby workers held him with cable ties until police arrived. A 29-year-old Altona North man was arrested and taken to hospital under police guard with non-life threatening injuries.
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost one leg and remains in critical condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after being rammed twice by a vehicle. The attack happened in a carpark near her Wangaratta electorate office on Monday. Police have named a 43-year-old man, Brendan Nugent, as the alleged attacker. Local barber Rick Jefferies restrained the alleged attacker and made a citizen's arrest. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Angus Taylor condemned the violence, and political leaders from across parties offered support.
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Independent MP Helen Haines remains in a critical but stable condition in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after an alleged attack outside her Wangaratta electorate office on Monday. She has reportedly lost a leg, and surgeons are fighting to save the other. A 43-year-old Tarrawingee man, Brendan Nugent, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody. No charges have been laid, and police are still working to establish a motive. His family said they had been friends with Haines for more than 20 years and were devastated by the attack.
