Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after a car rammed into her.
Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after a car rammed into her in an attack police believe to be deliberate. The driver Brendan Nugent has been charged with intentionally harming a commonwealth public official. What led to the shocking attack?
Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan explains.
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