NGƯỜI ĐÃ CỨU GIÚP HELEN HAINES LÊN TIẾNG./-Mt68
Helen Haines’ first words to bystanders after alleged attack revealed
Haines, member for Indi in Victoria was critically
injured
after being hit multiple times by a car allegedly driven
by Ben Nugent, 43, outside her electoral office in Wangaratta
on Monday.
Several bystanders rushed to help her, and two of them
spoke to the Today Show, revealing what Haines said to those who were trying to
help her.
“She was thanking us, it was incredible,” Jacklyn Black
said.
Cody Lepoivedin, Jacob Evans, and Jackie were on the
scene of the Helen Haines alleged attack.© Today
“We were having conversations, she was talking about her
grandkids, I was just keeping her talking to us.”
Cody Lepoivedin, who was working across the street when
he heard the initial crash, said Haines was “very distraught” but remained
composed.
“She was very thankful to the aid that the community had
given her,” he told Today
“She just thanked everyone, said they were ‘lovely
people.’”
Haines’ first words to bystanders were “Thank you, you
lovely people,” reported The herald-Sun.
While some bystanders looked to apprehend the alleged offender, others, like
Jacob Evans - Jacklyn’s partner - looked to treat Haines’ serious leg injuries.
“I was lucky enough to have a tourniquet in my bag, I
threw the tourniquet on the leg that was most damaged,” Evans told Today.
“We took anything from our surroundings that we could to
help us.”
Brendan Nugent is facing multiple charges after allegedly
attacking Haines.© Supplied
Haines was airlifted to hospital in Melbourne on Monday
night, where she underwent surgery.
Unfortunately, it has been confirmed she has lost one of
her legs.
A statement from The Alfred Hospital, where Haines is
currently being treated, confirmed she was still in a critical condition on
Wednesday morning. Her family is currently by her bedside.
Haines has three children with her husband, Phil, who she
lives with on a cattle farm in her electorate in north-eastern Victoria. It is
not known exactly how many grandchildren she has.
Nugent has been charged with several offences in relation
to the alleged attack on Haines, including dangerous driving causing serious
injury, intentionally cause serious injury, and causing harm to a Commonwealth
public official.
He will face Wangaratta Magistrates Court today.
THÊM 1 CHÚT ÁNH SÁNG V/V BRENDAN NUGENT CỐ Ý TẤN CÔNG DÂN BIỂU LIÊN BANG ÚC HELEN HAINE Ở ĐƠN VỊ BẦU CỬ INDI (WANGARATTA) - KHIẾN NẠN NHÂN HIỆN BỊ CƯA 1 CHÂN VÀ CÒN TRONG TRẠNG THÁI CHƯA QUA CƠN HIỂM NGUY./-Mt68
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From Friends to Opponents: Brendan Nugent and Helen HHaines.
According to multiple reports, Nugent’s trajectory shifted from a long-time environmental campaigner and forestry researcher — who once admired Haines’ climate change stance
— to someone engaged in conspiracy theories about figures like Jeffrey Epstein, the Israel–Gaza conflict, and the Ukraine–Russia.
. Neighbours and local police had raised concerns about his behaviour in the months before the attack, including erratic conduct, loud music, and alleged threat.
The Australian Financial Review and The Guardian note that Nugent’s social media posts and online activity reflected a gradual ideological and personal drift away from shared values with Haines, aligning instead with fringe political narratives
. This, combined with documented community concerns about
his mental health and behaviour, is seen as the context in which the
long-standing friendship ended and the adversarial situation began.
Summary
.In short, the “more than 20 years” of friendship was ended by a combination of changing political alignment, community concerns, and the violent act itself, which turned former friends into opponents in both the public and legal spheres.
