Trent Jason Miller faces court in Adelaide accused of stabbing a nurse in the neck outside Lyell McEwin Hospital
The identity of the man who allegedly stabbed a nurse outside a northern suburbs hospital can finally be revealed, as his lawyer urged a court to keep him in a secure mental health facility.
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The man accused of randomly stabbing a nurse in the neck outside the Lyell McEwin Hospital must be kept in a secure mental health facility while his case progresses, a court has heard.
The Advertiser can today name Trent Jason Miller, following the expiration of a suppression order banning publication of his identity.
Miller, 28, of no fixed address, has yet to plead to aggravated counts of intentionally causing harm and of endangering life.
It is alleged that, in June, he approached a nurse while she was on her break and asked for a cigarette, then stabbed her in the neck with a sharp object.
Miller allegedly went on the run after the incident, and was arrested 60km away in Murray Bridge.
The incident sparked outrage and renewed debate over safety outside hospitals for staff and patients.
On Tuesday, counsel for Miller had his case called on in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
They asked an order be made, under the state’s mental health laws, requiring he be held in a facility like James Nash House rather than being transferred to a prison.
Magistrate Jayanthi McGrath made the order and remanded Miller in custody until January.