The man accused of deliberately running down Independent MP Helen Haines has faced court for the first time wearing shorts and thongs (beach footwear).
Tarrawingee man Brendan Nugent, 43, remained quiet during his brief appearance in Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.
It’s alleged he intentionally struck Dr Haines with his Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, northern Victoria, on Monday afternoon.
The 65-year-old federal MP underwent emergency surgery at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne that night but one of her legs could not be saved.
She remains in a critical but stable condition.
Nungent’s lawyer Chirag Patel told the court it was
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