MELBOURNE, Oct 21 — Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists today, after what police called a “targeted” attack.
Haines is in a stable condition at a Melbourne hospital after being struck by a car on Monday near her office in the town of Wangaratta, more than 200 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of the Victoria state capital.
Speaking at the hospital today, her husband Phil said that surgeons had been forced to remove both her legs.
“But the good news in all this is Helen is alive and she’s stable. That is the most important thing for our family,” he said.
