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Oct 19, 2026 at 11:25 PM ET
Barber intervenes after car strikes Australian MP
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Australian barber Ricky Jefferies ran from his shop and detained a man authorities allege deliberately drove a car into lawmaker Helen Haines in Wangaratta. Jefferies said he had just finished cutting a family’s hair when he heard a loud bang outside; Haines was badly injured. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Jefferies as a hero.
WHO: Ricky Jefferies
WHAT: Ricky Jefferies ran from his barber shop and detained a man authorities allege drove a car into lawmaker Helen Haines.
WHEN: Oct 19, 2026
WHERE: Wangaratta, Australia
WHY: Jefferies said he heard a loud bang outside his shop and realised the driver had struck Haines.
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