# BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing

https://mins.news/en/item/108911

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 03:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq398rg0lnd1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> BBC correspondent Katy Watson recounts what happened when 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared in a Wangaratta court for the first time on Wednesday over the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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