- A teenager has been arrested and charged for punching a police officer
- The 17-year-old was involved in a street brawl in Adelaide on Friday night
- Officers were trying to break up the fight when one was punched in the head
- The police officer was taken to Wakefield hospital with a head injury
A police officer has been punched in the face during a street brawl in Adelaide on Friday night.
The officer was attempting to break up fight between two groups outside the McDonalds on Hindley St around 8.15pm.
A 17-year-old boy from Fulham Gardens was arrested and charged with assault and aggravated assault.
A teenager has punched an Adelaide police officer in the head during a street brawl (pictured)
South Australian Police Association President Mark Carroll told 7 News assaults on police are a ‘reality’ but still a concern.
‘Assaults on police are a reality of front-line police work, but it doesn’t make it less distressing or of less concern,’ he said.
‘He was an officer going about his work, and the courts are in a position to apply appropriate penalties for those who assault police.’
The teenager was granted bail and is to appear in the Adelaide Youth Court in November.
A 17-year-old boy from Fulham Gardens was arrested and charged with assault and aggravated assault
Police confirmed the officer was treated at Wakefield Hospital for a head injury.
The incident comes after 7 News revealed nearly 2,500 cases of assault against police have occurred in the last year.
Up to six officers are being assaulted every day.
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