{"id":"9e6c51c4-df98-4906-891a-a43697a27c2f","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/10/21/australian-mp-has-both-legs-amputated-after-ramming-attack/","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"name":"The National","country":"AE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Australian MP has both legs amputated after ramming 'attack'","plainHeadline":"Australian MP Helen Haines had both legs amputated after attack","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured while retrieving an item from her car in Wangaratta, Victoria.","A second vehicle rammed her, with a U-turn and another strike, according to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.","Doctors amputated one leg on Monday and the other on Wednesday; her husband said she is alive and stable.","Brendan Nugent, 43, was charged with causing harm to a Commonwealth public official and dangerous driving.","Authorities are still investigating motive; the joint counterterrorism task force, including ASIO, is involved."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T08:36:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T09:24:49.663Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","storyId":"dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UHTNJIK4XAZHHOIB3IL5R2T67Q.jpg?auth=5d1e203294a4ac5cdd3cc6c8dc447fb8634a52511259ffaa8427d101e39b90f6&smart=true&width=7623&height=5082","author":"Bloomberg","dek":"An Australian MP has had both legs amputated after she was rammed by a car in the street outside her office earlier this week. Independent Helen Haines was critically injured as she retrieved an item from her car in the rural town of Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday."}