Australian lawmaker has both legs amputated after allegedly deliberate attack by car rammer澳大利亚一名议员在遭到汽车撞击后双腿截肢，据称肇事者蓄意行凶。
The Australian lawmaker hit by a car in an allegedly deliberate attack has had both legs amputated, her husband of 40 years Phil Haines announced Wednesday.
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The Australian lawmaker hit by a car in an allegedly deliberate attack has now had both her legs amputated, her husband of 40 years Phil Haines announced Wednesday.
Helen Haines, an independent federal MP, remains in a stable condition in hospital after Monday’s incident, which unfolded mid-afternoon on a main road outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in northeastern Victoria.
A 43-year-old man, Brendan Nugent, faced court on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.
Victoria Police say they’re still investigating his alleged motive.
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澳大利亚女议员在一次据称是蓄意袭击中被汽车撞倒，她的丈夫菲尔·海恩斯周三宣布，她的双腿已被截肢。
独立联邦议员海伦·海恩斯在周一下午于维多利亚州东北部旺加拉塔选区办公室外的一条主干道上发生的事件后，目前在医院情况稳定。
43岁的布伦丹·纽金特（Brendan Nugent）周三出庭受审，被控危险驾驶造成严重伤害、故意造成严重伤害以及伤害联邦公职人员。
维多利亚警方表示，他们仍在调查他的作案动机。