Suspect in car attack on Australian lawmaker slapped with charges, police probe motive

A man who allegedly rammed his car into Australian lawmaker Helen Haines outside her electoral office was charged in court on Oct 21 with three offences including dangerous driving and causing serious injury to a public official, as police sought to understand the motive behind the attack by the accused Brendan Nugent on Oct 19. Doctors amputated one of Haines' legs after the attack and she remains in critical condition. WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline