A barber who confiscated a knife and detained the driver who allegedly struck independent MP Helen Haines says he is no hero and is just one of many who rushed to the scene.
The ABC has confirmed the member for Indi has lost one leg and doctors are fighting to save the other after she was pinned between two cars outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in Victoria’s north-east.
Ricky Jefferies, whose business neighbours the MP’s office, heard a loud bang just after 3:30pm yesterday when Ms Haines was critically injured.
The 65-year-old was rushed to a local hospital then flown to The Alfred in Melbourne, where she underwent surgery overnight.
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Ricky Jefferies, whose business neighbours the MP’s office, heard a loud bang just after 3:30pm yesterday when Ms Haines was critically injured.
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