2nd female lawmaker in Australia targeted days after alleged vehicle attack
Western Australia Police said it was alleged that the man made 'verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).'
Two Australian female lawmakers have been targeted in separate incidents within days of each other. First, federal lawmaker Helen Haines was critically injured when a man hit her with a car in Wangaratta, Victoria. Now, Hannah Beazley, a state government minister in Western Australia, faced an office threat involving nunchucks. The suspect, John Lawrence Smart, was charged with making threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon.
Beazley praised her staff for their quick response and thanked the police for their actions. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern over the incidents, stating that they added to an "awful week" in Australian politics.
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