{"id":"a5fef60b-5dda-41b1-958e-48ea7c73982b","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-lawmaker-car-ramming-attack-helen-haines-leg-driver-charged-rcna604526","domain":"nbcnews.com","outlet":{"name":"NBC News","country":"US","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"NBCUniversal"},"title":"Lawmaker reportedly loses leg as car ramming stuns Australia","plainHeadline":"Australian lawmaker Helen Haines severely injured in deliberate car attack","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Helen Haines, 65, Independent MP, was struck outside her Wangaratta office.","The attack occurred Monday; she was airlifted to Melbourne hospital in critical but stable condition.","Police charged a 43-year-old local man with intentionally causing serious injury and related offenses.","Prime Minister Albanese said eyewitnesses noted a U-turn before the hit, suggesting deliberate action.","Australians mourn a rare incident of political violence amid rising threats to lawmakers."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T10:00:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T10:20:40.224Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","storyId":"dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","image":"https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261020-helen-haines-rs-8024b5.jpg","author":"Jennifer Jett","dek":"An Australian lawmaker was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being hit by a car in what authorities said was a deliberate attack, shocking a nation where political violence is extremely rare."}