MELBOURNE - The Guardian reported that Independent MP Helen Haines's condition has been downgraded to “serious but stable” after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria. The update came from Melbourne's Alfred hospital, the outlet said.

According to The Guardian, the alleged attack took place on Monday afternoon. The outlet's headline describes Haines's condition as improving in the days since the incident, while its summary describes the same change as a downgrade to serious but stable. The summary attributes that change to the update from the Alfred hospital.

The Guardian described the attack as alleged. The summary does not give further details about the nature of the attack or its circumstances, and it ends mid-sentence in the material available for this report, so any information beyond what is listed here is not reflected in this story.

The report was written by Adeshola Ore, according to the byline in the source material. Haines is identified in the report as an Independent MP, and the alleged attack is placed near her electorate office, which the outlet's summary locates in north-east Victoria.

The full report is available from The Guardian, which is the source for every fact in this story. Where the summary and headline differ in wording, this story has followed the summary's account of the hospital update, and readers should consult the complete article for the outlet's full account of the case.

Sources: The Guardian: Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack.