Victorian MP Helen Haines has been hit by a man driving a car in what appears to be a deliberate act of violence.
A man is in custody. She is critical.
Victoria Police released a statement saying they have arrested the man who allegedly struck her in Wangaratta.
Police allege the man was driving the white Toyota Landcruiser about 3:35pm when he attacked her, and that there was a knife seized from inside the vehicle.
Of the 56 Australian women killed this year, about 10 have been murdered by men using vehicles as a weapon.
These targeted attacks are most often considered driving offences and the killers generally get significantly lighter sentences due to the lesser charges.
My call for a Royal Commission into the Killing of Women and Girls would explore this along with countless other failings in our systemic responses to femicide and gendered violence.
HELEN HAINES CRITICAL AFTER MAN DRIVES HIS CAR INTO HER
