A man charged with the attempted murder of an 84-year-old woman in a North Turramurra nursing home last November was allegedly targeting the elderly in a spree of robberies, according to court papers. Peter Thai Vinh Phu Bui, 43, of Orange has been charged with 12 offences including attempted murder, two counts of aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence as well specially aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence. He was also charged with four counts of deal with property proceeds of crime, two counts of break and enter house steal value, break and enter house destroy property and aggravated enter dwelling with intent. On Wednesday, the matter was adjourned at Hornsby Local Court until June 25. Details from the court documents allege that Bui broke into Patricia Maton’s unit on November 16 at the Huon Retirement Village and stole two gold rings before strangling her. The woman had only moved into the nursing home six weeks prior.
