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The split-second decision that put a dad in danger to save Helen Haines

WAtoday · 20 October 2026 at 7:34 am

The split-second decision that put a dad in danger to save Helen Haines

Ricky Jefferies thought it was a car accident.

Then he saw the knife.

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