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Barber denies heroism after attack on MP Helen Haines

Original: Barber denies heroism over Haines attack, hails person who sat in front of car By Andi Yu Father and Wangaratta business

Wangaratta barber and business owner Ricky Jefferies, one of the first people on the scene after federal MP Helen Haines was critically injured in an attack, is rejecting calls to call himself a hero. Instead, he is praising another bystander who sat in front of the car to stop it. The attack on the independent politician has shocked the regional Victorian town.

Why now: An attack on a sitting federal MP is a rare and alarming event, and the bystander accounts from the scene are drawing attention.

Helen HainesRicky JefferiesWangaratta

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• Barber denies heroism over Haines attack, hails person who sat in front of car By Andi Yu Father and Wangaratta business owner Ricky Jefferies was one of the first on scene when MP Helen Haines was critically injured but says he wasn't a hero. https://www.… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media

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