罗德·纳金特（Rod Nugent）是43岁男子布伦登·纳金特（Brenden Nugent）的父亲；他的伴侣克里斯汀·坎宁安（Christine Cunningham）与澳大利亚政治家海伦·海恩斯（Helen Haines）是“多年的老友”。他们周二向媒体表示，两人与海恩斯的交情已超过20年。布伦登·纳金特被怀疑在周一驾车冲撞海恩斯办公室的袭击事件中蓄意作案。
Rod Nugent, the father of 43-year-old Brenden Nugent, and Rod's partner, Christine Cunningham, have been "family friends" with Australian politician Helen Haines "for more than 20 years," they told the press on Tuesday. Brenden Nugent is suspected of deliberately targeting Haines in a car ramming attack outside her office on Monday. Rod Nugent and Cunningham added that they will be "assisting Victoria Police in any way we can."
罗德·纳金特和克里斯汀·坎宁安表示，他们将“尽一切可能协助维多利亚警方展开调查”。据BBC新闻报道，布伦登·纳金特已被逮捕，并被指控犯有危险驾驶致人重伤罪、故意伤害他人罪以及危害联邦公职人员的罪行。他将于周三在旺加拉塔地方法院出庭受审。海恩斯在周一至周二期间被送往医院接受手术；据匿名消息人士透露，她的一条腿已经截肢，医生正在努力挽救她的另一条腿。
Brenden Nugent has been arrested and charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury, and the Commonwealth offense of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official, BBC News reported. He is due to appear in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, BBC added. Haines was taken to hospital and underwent surgery overnight between Monday and Tuesday. She is reported to have lost one of her legs, with doctors working to save the other, unidentified sources told Australian media.
澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴内塞（Anthony Albanese）对澳大利亚广播公司（ABC News）表示：“很明显，这是一起蓄意犯罪行为，绝非意外事故。”阿尔巴内塞还称海恩斯的病情“危急但稳定”。澳大利亚内政部长托尼·伯克（Tony Burke）告诉ABC News，目击者称袭击者曾倒车并再次撞击海恩斯，直到有路人介入才停止了攻击。
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the public broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC News), that "It's clear that there was a deliberate act here. This wasn't an accident; someone was just skidding off the road." Haines is in a "critical but stable" condition, Albanese told ABC News. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told ABC News that witnesses said the alleged attacker reversed the vehicle and struck Haines a second time before a bystander intervened.
此前，纳金特曾在社交媒体上发布支持加沙地带、批评以色列的内容。此外，ABC新闻的调查还发现，纳金特近年来曾在社交媒体上分享过支持加沙地带的言论，并批评以色列的立场。ABC新闻的事实核查部门还发现，他曾参与过为加沙地带筹款的公益活动。
Nugent previously shared pro-Gaza content, criticism of IsraelMeanwhile, an ABC News investigation revealed that Nugent had previously shared pro-Gaza content and criticized Israel on social media in recent years. An investigation by ABC's fact-checking unit found that he had also shared fundraising campaigns for Gaza.
他多年来也积极参与环保事业，特别是反对毁林的运动。然而，调查还发现，纳根特此前曾因海因斯的气候立场而赞扬过她。据美国广播公司新闻报道，调查人员发现，纳根特直接对海因斯发表的评论中，不包含任何针对她的愤怒或恶意表达。纳根特被羁押过夜，并于周二上午接受讯问。美国广播公司新闻报道称，他为警方所知晓，并曾接受过心理健康评估。反恐官员也参与了调查，但动机仍不清楚。目前，没有依据得出结论认为，纳根特关于以色列和加沙的帖子促使了对海因斯的袭击。
He was also active for years in environmental causes, particularly campaigns opposing deforestation. However, the investigation also found that Nugent had previously praised Haines for her climate positions. According to ABC News, investigators found the direct comments Nugent made to Haines contained no expressions of anger or malice toward her. Nugent was held in custody overnight and questioned on Tuesday morning.ABC News reported that he was known to police and had undergone a mental health assessment. Counterterrorism officials were also participating in the investigation, although the motive remained unclear. At this stage, there is no basis to conclude that Nugent's posts concerning Israel and Gaza motivated the attack on Haines.