Barber Detains Alleged Attacker: Local overpowers man accused of ramming MP; probe eyes political violence

In a harrowing incident in Australia, barber Ricky Jefferies sprang into action after hearing a loud crash. Australian barber Ricky Jefferies has been praised for intervening and detaining a man accused of deliberately driving a vehicle into lawmaker Helen Haines in the town of Wangaratta, in an incident that has shocked the country.Jefferies had just finished cutting the hair of a young family on Monday when he heard a “loud bang” outside his shop. He then realised that a Toyota LandCruiser had struck Haines, leaving the 65-year-old MP seriously injured, according to the news agency Reauters.“It was crazy, I just ran out the front to see what was happening,” he told reporters on Tuesday.Jefferies said he rushed to help the local MP, whom he described as well respected in the community. He removed a knife from the alleged attacker’s pocket and pulled the man out of the vehicle.“He did have a knife. He didn't pull it out. I just wasn't comfortable with his movements, and so I basically just took it out of his pocket and threw it away,” he said.The barber then restrained the man until police arrived at the scene.“I just leant over him and once he was on the ground and he was no longe...