{"id":"f606d3db-f8ad-425e-a26c-ef373c9ef735","url":"https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/10/20/australian-mp-loses-leg-as-surgeons-fight-to-save-the-other-after-alleged-attack/","domain":"irishtimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Irish Times","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Australian MP loses leg as surgeons fight to save the other after alleged attack","plainHeadline":"Australian MP Helen Haines lost a leg in an alleged targeted attack","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["An alleged attacker rammed Helen Haines twice near her electorate office.","Haines was airlifted to Alfred hospital in Melbourne for emergency surgery.","Surgeons are fighting to save her other leg and she remains critical.","The suspect, Brendan Nugent, a 43-year-old man from Tarrawingee, was arrested at the scene.","Prime Minister Albanese called Haines a principled representative and commented on security concerns."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T08:54:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T09:10:36.167Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","storyId":"dfbd7546-0d28-46fc-912d-ce5d4ca305ec","image":"https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMBZDTVBLGIFMO5MFG3JFVBL2Q.jpg?auth=0e72345c08e994534ff419ba4e123cfc092ac49d364ff3d664f4712e2de53f0e&smart=true&width=1200&height=800","author":"Tess Ikonomou, Tom McIlroy","dek":null}