A woman has been charged with an additional offence after an elderly man died in hospital following an alleged assault last month.
About 12.55pm on Sunday 10 November 2024, emergency services were called to Raglan Street, Wallsend, following reports of an assault.
At the scene, police were told that a woman had struck an elderly man with an object, causing him to fall onto the road.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated an 81-year-old man at the scene before taking him to the John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
The woman left the scene prior to police arrival, and inquiries to locate her commenced under Strike Force Pinnaroo.
About 3pm on Monday 11 November 2024, detectives from Newcastle City Police District executed a search warrant at a unit on Raglan Street, Wallsend.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized clothing and a ream of paper believed to have been used in the assault.
A 24-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless grievous bodily harm.
On Sunday 24 November 2024 police were notified the 81-year-old man died in hospital.
The woman has been charged with assault occasioning death. She has since been refused bail and will reappear at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 29 January 2024.
