A 51-year-old woman who allegedly defrauded an 87-year-old dementia sufferer has been charged by NSW Police.
Officers attached to The Hume Police District commenced an investigation last month following reports an elderly woman with dementia had been defrauded.
Following inquiries, a 51-year-old woman was arrested at Yass Police Station on Wednesday, where she was charged with dishonestly obtain property by deception, and goods in custody.
It will be alleged in court the younger woman was caring for the elderly woman in an aged care facility in Yass. She allegedly used the woman’s debit card in NSW and ACT over a 12-month period, with charges totalling $23,000.
The woman was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Yass Local Court on December 16th.
The aged care facility is working with police to determine if other persons in care have been defrauded, NSW Police said in a statement.
