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Australian lawmaker has both legs amputated after car attack
Original: brendan nugent
An Australian lawmaker has had both legs amputated after being struck by a car in what is described as a deliberate attack. CNN reports the driver allegedly rammed him intentionally, causing injuries severe enough that surgeons were forced to amputate. The case has drawn attention to the severity of the assault and questions around the attacker's motives.
Why now: News of the serious injury to a public figure in an alleged deliberate attack is drawing wide attention
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Evidence
- My late wife Jo Cox was murdered in her constituency in 2016. The alleged attack on Helen Haines is a punch to the gut · The Guardian
- Australian lawmaker has both legs amputated after allegedly deliberate attack by car rammer · CNN
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