Australia police charge man over alleged ‘targeted’ car attack on lawmaker– www.channelnewsasia.com
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Haines was critically injured and underwent surgery overnight at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne.
National broadcaster ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald said that she had lost a leg, with reports indicating she was fighting to keep the other.
The 43-year-old male driver – named by local media as Brendan Nugent – remains in custody and will appear in court on Wednesday, police said. He was reportedly known to police.
He was charged on Tuesday evening with dangerous driving causing serious injury and intentionally causing serious injury, as well as the federal crime of harming a public official, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
“Police will allege the incident was targeted,” Victoria police said.
A statement released by the suspect’s parents said Haines had been “our friend for more than 20 years and what happened to her yesterday is devastating and unfathomable”, The Age newspaper reported.



