下载应用议会将于周一暂停日常事务，向独立议员 海伦·海因斯 (Helen Haines) 致敬。上周一，她在旺加拉塔 (Wangaratta) 办公室外被一辆四轮驱动汽车撞击两次，双腿被截肢。目前她的状况在墨尔本 (Melbourne) 的阿尔弗雷德医院 (Alfred hospital) 被描述为严重但稳定。维多利亚州警察 (Victoria Police) 已以危险驾驶导致重伤、故意造成重伤以及伤害联邦公共官员的罪名起诉了 43 岁的 布伦丹·努金特 (Brendan Nugent)。警方表示，随着调查人员调查动机，指控可能会发生变化。努金特先生在周三出庭后被羁押。
维多利亚州警方以Brendan Nugent（43岁）涉嫌周一对独立议员Helen Haines实施汽车袭击为由，对其提出指控。他面临三项罪名，包括蓄意造成严重伤害。警方称，此次袭击具有针对性且是蓄意的。Haines博士在其位于Wangaratta的选区办公室外被夹在两辆汽车之间，一条腿因此被截肢。她目前在墨尔本的Alfred Hospital（Alfred医院，墨尔本一家公立医院）处于危重状态。Nugent定于周三出庭，地点为Wangaratta地方法院。
Victoria Police have charged 43-year-old Brendan Nugent over an alleged car attack on independent MP Helen Haines on Monday. He faces three charges, including intentionally causing serious injury. Police allege the attack was targeted and deliberate. Dr Haines was pinned between two cars outside her Wangaratta electoral office and has lost one leg. She remains in critical condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital. Nugent is due to appear in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.