Police search property of man arrested in Helen Haines attack
Police searched a property linked to Brendan Nugent, 43, arrested over an alleged vehicle attack on MP Helen Haines.
Police spent hours Tuesday at a derelict property in Tarrawingee linked to Brendan Nugent, 43, arrested after an alleged vehicle attack on Indi MP Helen Haines. The overgrown home on Great Alpine Road contained a garden with hundreds of empty alcohol bottles, including dozens of whisky bottles, as well as gardening pots, tubs and greenhouses.
The interior was in disarray. Haines was hit by a white Toyota LandCruiser outside her Wangaratta electorate office on October 19.
She suffered critical injuries and lost one leg. She remains in hospital.
Police used a drone to check the property. Nugent remains in custody but has not been charged yet.
- October 19
- Date of attack
- Brendan Nugent, 43
- Suspect's age
- Lost one leg, critical condition
- MP's injury
- Hundreds, dozens of whisky
- Empty bottles found
Why it mattersLearning about where the suspect lived and his circumstances may help investigators understand the motive for the violent attack on a sitting MP.
AustraliaHelen Haines is the independent MP for Victoria's Indi seat. The attack raises urgent questions about the safety of elected representatives in Australia.
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