# Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs in alleged attack

https://mins.news/en/item/113533

- The Guardian, 2026-10-24 00:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/24/helen-hainess-condition-improves-days-after-losing-both-legs-from-alleged-attack-ntwnfb

> Melbourne’s Alfred hospital said on Saturday that independent MP Helen Haines was in serious but stable condition. Her legs were amputated after she was struck by a car near her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria, on Monday. Police have charged a man with several offences.

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