Helen Haines updates: PM says person in custody after alleged attack on Helen Haines

Victorian police have released a statement, and said they have arrested a man who allegedly struck a women with a vehicle in Wangaratta.

Police say the woman – known to be Haines – is in hospital with “critical injuries”.

Police allege it was a white Toyota Landcruiser that struck Haines on Murphy Street at about 3.35pm, and that there was a knife seized from inside the vehicle.

double quotation mark When he exited the Toyota, the driver, a 43-year-old Tarrawingee man, was arrested at the scene by a passerby. He will be interviewed in relation to the incident.

The woman was taken to hospital with critical injuries. A knife was located by police and seized from inside the Toyota.

At this stage, police are investigating as to whether this was an intentional act.

It is not known yet if the parties are known to each other. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are en route. The investigation remains ongoing.

Fuente: The Guardian World