{"id":744776,"date":"2026-06-18T16:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/744776\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:02:12","slug":"man-charged-after-elderly-dementia-patient-assaulted-at-aged-care-centre-in-hammondville-sydneys-south-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/744776\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after elderly dementia patient assaulted at aged care centre in Hammondville, Sydney\u2019s south west"},"content":{"rendered":"

WARNING: Distressing content.<\/p>\n

An aged care resident has been charged after allegedly assaulting an elderly dementia patient at a facility in Sydney\u2019s south-west.<\/a><\/p>\n

Much-loved husband and grandfather John, 87, was allegedly attacked by another resident on Wednesday night, causing serious head injuries.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAbsolutely horrific. We\u2019re all in a lot of shock. I\u2019ve never seen anything like this before. I\u2019ve never seen anybody this beat up,\u201d John\u2019s daughter Margaret told radio station 2GB.<\/p>\n

The elderly dementia patient was found around 9pm on Wednesday on a verandah of the HammondCare centre in Hammondville with extensive injuries. <\/p>\n

Police were called and paramedics attended to take the 87-year-old to Liverpool Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not a minor altercation,\u201d his daughter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not a push or a scuffle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JohnJohn was attacked an aged care home in Hammondville. Credit: 7NEWS\"HeHe was left with serious head injuries. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

NSW Police issued a statement on Thursday evening that a 69-year-old man was arrested at the facility around 3pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was taken to Liverpool Police Station and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV),\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man was later taken to Liverpool Hospital where he remains under police guard.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was refused bail to appear via a bedside hearing at Liverpool Local Court\u00a0on Friday.<\/p>\n

HammondCare says an investigation is now underway into how John was assaulted without anyone seeing or hearing it. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had over adequate amount of staffing on that night but they were attending to their normal duties,\u201d HammondCare Executive General Manager Jenny Summerton said.<\/p>\n

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