SYDNEY, Sept. 23 -- An Australian police officer has been charged with assault over the arrest of Hannah Thomas, who suffered a serious eye injury during a protest here in June.

Thomas, 35, was arrested alongside four others at a pro-Palestine demonstration involving about 60 people outside SEC Plating on June 27, The Guardian reported.

She was hospitalised after the arrest and has since undergone two surgeries on her right eye, with a third operation scheduled soon.

The director of public prosecutions dropped all three charges against Thomas earlier this month.

NSW police confirmed a 33-year-old senior constable from the South West metropolitan region had been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The officer is due t...