Helen Haines left with life-altering injuries after car attack
Federal MP Helen Haines suffered life-altering injuries after being rammed by a car outside her electorate office, and three Gold Coast officers were hurt.
Federal MP Helen Haines has been left with life-altering injuries after being rammed by a car outside her electorate office, in an attack that 9News Brisbane led its Tuesday 20 October bulletin with.
The bulletin described the incident as incomprehensible and appalling. It said the attack had united the local community and federal parliament in grief and condemnation.
The bulletin's summary did not say when the attack happened, what Ms Haines's injuries are, or whether anyone has been charged. This report will be updated if further confirmed details are released.
In a separate incident reported in the same bulletin, three police officers were injured and two patrol cars were damaged in an alleged ramming attack on the Gold Coast. No further details on the officers' conditions or any arrests were included in the material available.
Video: 9 News Australia.
Key questions
- What happened to Helen Haines?
- 9News Brisbane reported that the federal MP was rammed by a car outside her electorate office and has been left with life-altering injuries.
- How have politicians and the community responded?
- The bulletin said the attack had united the community and parliament in grief and condemnation.
- What happened to police on the Gold Coast?
- Three police officers were injured and two patrol cars were damaged in an alleged ramming attack. The bulletin gave no further details about their condition or any arrests.