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Police not ruling out further serious charges over Helen Haines attack

ABC News Australia - Politics · 21 October 2026 at 9:41 am

The Victoria Police and AFP commissioners say they have not ruled out laying further charges against Brendan Nugent over his alleged attack on Indi MP Helen Haines.

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