VIC:Vic Liberal MP in hiding overseas

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2011
VIC:Vic Liberal MP in hiding overseas

MELBOURNE, Aug 3 AAP - A Victorian Liberal MP is hiding overseas after her house was
sprayed with bullets by a man allegedly chasing a $5000 drug debt owed by one of her sons,
a court has been told.

Lorraine Wreford, who won the key seat of Mordialloc from Labor at November's state
election helping to change government, has fled overseas in fear of her life, The Age
says.

Premier Ted Baillieu has told the paper he knew of the police investigation and court
proceedings, and was confident Ms Wreford would return to Australia in time for the resumption
of parliament on August 16.

The Baillieu government has a one-vote majority in the lower house, with 45 Coalition
MPs to Labor's 43.

A detective told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that six men had been arrested over
the incident on July 5. The gunman was released on bail.

Further comment is being sought from the government on Wednesday.

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KEYWORD: WREFORD

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