# Suspect in custody after driver hits Australian lawmaker Helen Haines

https://mins.news/en/video/106696

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-19 17:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SpwTqUbhVE

> Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was critically injured when a car struck her on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident appeared to be a deliberate attack and that a suspect was in custody.

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