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Brendan Nugent faces court accused of car attack on MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta

PerthNow · 21 October 2026 at 10:53 am

Brendan Nugent faces court accused of car attack on MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta

The man accused of deliberately hitting Helen Haines with his Toyota LandCruiser has made his first appearance in a packed courtroom.

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