Both legs amputated: Australian MP Helen Haines no longer in critical condition after alleged attack

Update on Haines’s condition

Helen Haines, an independent member of Australia’s federal parliament, is no longer in critical condition. She was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, shortly after 3.30pm local time on Monday.

Haines, 65, represents the rural seat of Indi in northeast Victoria. She was airlifted to Melbourne, where surgeons tried to save her right leg, but both legs had to be amputated.

Police allege deliberate attack

Police allege the incident was a deliberate attack. A man has since been charged with cultivating and possessing cannabis, according to court documents.

Donations for Save the Children

Haines’s staff said they had received overwhelming kindness from the local community and from people across Australia and around the world. More than A$730,000, about £360,000, has been raised for Save the Children in Haines’s honour. Her husband had asked people to donate while she recovers.