Alleged attack: Australian MP has apparently only one leg

Australian MP Helen Haines, who was fatally injured in an alleged attack, has only one leg, according to media reports. The station ABC and the newspaper “Sydney Morning Herald” reported on Tuesday. The 65-year-old is still “in critical condition,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on television. She had been operated on during the night and was still in the hospital. He spoke to her husband Phil. The thoughts of “all Australians” are with the family and friends of the non-party MPs, he added. The politician Haines had been captured on Monday in front of her constituency office in the state of Victoria by an SUV. She was subsequently taken to a hospital in Melbourne with serious injuries. Albanese speaks of "conscious attack" passers-by had overwhelmed the driver, who was subsequently arrested by the police. Accordingly, a knife was found in the car of the 43-year-old. After the incident, Albanese said it was “a deliberate attack” – “not an accident”. On Tuesday, the man was still in custody. The investigation continued. The possible motive is unclear. Haines entered the Australian Parliament in 2019. The former nurse subsequently campaigned for more climate protection and the fight against corruption.