{"id":"b6bda1f1-6479-45a9-8f21-e6e5f39d0c04","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/melbourne-australian-anthony-albanese-police-wellington-b3070462.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Australian politician who was hit by car has lost both legs","plainHeadline":"Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being struck by a car.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Australian federal independent MP Helen Haines had both legs amputated after a Monday attack.","She was treated in Melbourne hospital; doctors operated after the driver allegedly rammed her.","Her left leg was amputated Monday; right leg on Wednesday as hope to save it faded.","43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared in court charged with multiple offences.","Police have not yet determined a motive for the alleged attack."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T07:28:59.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T08:17:46.059Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","storyId":"dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/21/08/Australia_Lawmaker_Injured_64933.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"Rod McGuirk and Charlotte Graham-McLay","dek":"Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines had had both legs amputated after a driver allegedly rammed her repeatedly on Monday outside her electorate office, her husband says"}