The man accused of ramming into a federal MP with his LandCruiser will appear in court on Wednesday charged with multiple offences.

Independent MP for Indi Helen Haines remains in a critical condition in Melbourne’s The Alfred Hospital following the alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in Victoria’s north on Monday afternoon.

She has had lost one leg amputated as doctors try to save the other. 

Brendan Nugent, 43, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and the Commonwealth offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.

He will appear in Wangaratta Local Court on Wednesday after spending the last two nights in police custody.

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Alleged attacker to face court

Brendan Nugent, 43, will appear in Wangaratta Magistrates Court for the first time on Wednesday over the alleged attack on MP Helen Haines.

The Tarrawingee man has been in police custody since the alleged incident on Monday afternoon.

Nugent was formally interviewed on Tuesday and was later charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury, and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.

The final is a federal offence.

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