{"id":"c0768d32-7eeb-4701-9db3-f2b7949b395e","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/australian-mp-helen-haines-loses-both-legs-after-car-attack-as-suspect-appears-in-court/a-79697660?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","domain":"dw.com","outlet":{"name":"DW","country":"DE","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after car attack as suspect appears in court","plainHeadline":"Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after car attack","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Australian MP Helen Haines was struck by an SUV outside her Wangaratta office.","A 43-year-old suspect was charged with intentionally causing serious injury and related offenses.","Haines underwent surgery and had both legs amputated after initial severe injuries.","Prime Minister Albanese called the act deliberate and noted rising political violence.","Local barber Ricky Jeffries aided authorities by restraining the suspect until police arrived."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T08:16:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T08:59:45.588Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","storyId":"dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","image":"https://static.dw.com/image/79719989_6.jpg","author":"Alex Berry; Timothy Jones","dek":"Doctors have amputated both of Helen Haines legs after the Australian lawmaker was hit in an apparent deliberate attack. The suspected driver involved in the attack has appeared in court."}