# Australian lawmaker loses leg in ‘deliberate’ car attack, reports say

https://mins.news/en/item/107338

- TRT World, 2026-10-20 05:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/abb2b322dd59

> Reports say Australian lawmaker Helen Haines lost a leg in a car attack described as deliberate. People laid flowers outside her office on October 20 after she underwent surgery overnight.

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