Brendan Nugent in custody after Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured in alleged car ramming attack
The suspect allegedly responsible for the horror ramming of Victorian independent Dr Helen Haines has been identified.
Brendan Nugent, 43, was apprehended after a citizen’s arrest outside the MP’s electoral office on Murphy St in Wangaratta, 250km northeast of Melbourne , about 3.30pm on Monday.
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Haines is in hospital with severe lower body injuries, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that she suffered them in an allegedly deliberate “attack”.
Nugent’s alleged motive remains unclear, but a full investigation has been launched, with the AFP, ASIO, Victorian Police and the Joint Counter-Terrorism Team all engaged in the probe.
He is known to police and was allegedly involved in a road rage incident in April, when he is accused of ramming another car and attacking the driver with a hammer.
It is understood he will undergo a mental health assessment before police interview him about the alleged attack on Haines.
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