Independent MP now serious but stable, according to update from Melbourne’s Alfred hospital Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Independent MP Helen Haines’s condition has been downgraded to serious but stable after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon. The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning. Continue reading...
Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack
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- Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’, husband says
- Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says
- What happened to Australian politician Helen Haines?
- Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs afraid at home and work after alleged attack on Helen Haines
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