Woman, 90, dies in hospital after alleged rape at NSW aged care facility two weeks ago
Police charged a 34-year-old man over the alleged attack in Bateau Bay on the Central CoastA 90-year-old woman has died in hospital after an alleged rape at an aged care facility on the Central Coast earlier this month.
New South Wales police alleged a man broke into the aged-care home at Bateau Bay about 12.40am on 15 November before attacking the woman.
Police said the woman was taken to hospital suffering serious injuries, but died on Tuesday morning.
On 17 November, detectives from the state crime commands sex crimes squad charged a 34-year-old man over the alleged attack.
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The man was arrested at a home in Caves Beach, near Lake Macquarie, and later charged with aggravated break and enter, inflicting actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse, aggravated sexual assault (break and enter) and aggravated sexual assault (inflict actual bodily harm on victim).
The man had run out the back door of the property and jumped a fence before he was caught, police alleged. He was taken to hospital to treat minor injuries to his arm.
He was subsequently refused bail to appear at Belmont local court.
In a press conference on 21 November, sex crimes squad commander Jayne Doherty said it was “horrendous that someone, any person in the safety of their home would be attacked like this, but to [allegedly] attack a very defenceless old lady is beyond belief”.
Doherty said the alleged assault appeared to have been an opportunistic attack.
“So far we haven’t been able to find any connection between this male, the aged care facility and the woman prior to the … offence,” she told reporters.
Extra security had been hired at the nursing home to ensure residents felt safe, police said, but they had no ongoing safety concerns.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner while investigations continue.
The victim’s family have requested privacy at this time.