The resident, referred to as UI, is accused of attacking multiple fellow residents in the facility, including pushing a woman, who "died from a fracture sustained in the push", according to the aged care home.
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Court dismisses emergency guardianship
A Tasmanian nursing home caring for an allegedly “increasingly physically violent” 80-year-old resident has been knocked back by a tribunal in its bid to have a guardian appointed through an emergency order.
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