Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePolice in Australia [stock image] (AFP/Getty)A female police officer was stabbed in the neck and her alleged attacker shot in the leg during a daylight confrontation in Adelaide, Australia. The incident occurred around 11am on Wednesday on Main North Road in Elizabeth East, after police responded to reports of a man armed with a knife. Both the officer and the 27-year-old suspect were taken to hospital with injuries described as serious but not life-threatening. The suspect, from Woodville Gardens, is currently under police guard and is expected to face serious charges, despite not being previously known to police. South Australia Police praised the swift response of officers to the dangerous situation, while the state's premier, Peter Malinauskas, extended his thoughts to the injured officer and her family. In fullMan shot after female police officer stabbed in the neck during confrontation in AustraliaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A female police officer has been stabbed in the neck and her suspected attacker shot in the leg in an alarming incident in Adelaide.

A police officer is recovering in hospital after allegedly being stabbed in the neck at Elizabeth East in Adelaide's northern suburbs.