Man who attacked Australian MP with car appears in court
The man accused of brutally attacking an independent Australian MP has appeared in court today. Helen Haines was rammed twice and left pinned between two cars in front of her electorate office Wangaratta, north east of Melbourne. Brend Nugent - a local whose family has links to the injured MP - faces several charges. The ABC's Ben Knight spoke to Lisa Owen from Wangaratta.
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