Australian MP Helen Haines has both legs amputated after vehicle attack

William WestAFP·21 Oct, 2026 06:45 AM4 mins to readFloral tributes outside the offices of Australian MP Helen Haines, who was critically wounded in an attack in Wangaratta on Monday. Photo / Martin Keep, AFPAustralian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists on Wednesday, after what police called a “targeted” attack. Haines is in a stable condition at a Melbourne hospital after being struck by a car on Monday near her office in the town of Wangaratta, more than