Brendan Nugent, 43, Named in Alleged Attack on MP Helen Haines
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20
Brendan Nugent, 43, Named in Alleged Attack on MP Helen Haines
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20
Summary
Brendan Nugent was identified as the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man arrested at the scene after the alleged vehicle attack on independent MP Helen Haines.
Helen Haines remained in critical condition after being airlifted from Wangaratta to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery on Monday night.
Nugent is a long-time forestry campaigner in north-east Victoria, with former colleagues saying he became inactive around 2019-20 and expressing shock at his arrest.
Victorian Nationals MP Tim McCurdy said Nugent had previously visited his Wangaratta office to raise issues, and a 2019 post showed Nugent praising Haines on climate policy.