The man has been charged with offences including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and assault on a prescribed emergency worker (nurse). He remains in the intensive care unit at Royal Adelaide Hospital but his injuries are considered non-life threatening. The injured officer also remains in hospital and is being monitored for serious, but non-life threatening, injuries. "The impact extends beyond the individual officer to their families, colleagues and the broader policing community," he said. "When police officers are subjected to acts of serious violence in the course of their duties, the community rightly expects offenders to be held accountable.