Police have charged a man following investigations into an incident at a Cardwell aged care facility. Police will allege at around 5pm an off duty employee has entered the facility and assaulted two staff members, women aged 63 and 49. The 63-year-old allegedly suffered bruises on her neck and behind her ear and the 49-year-old’s ear was injured. The man allegedly fled in a vehicle. Police allege they located a 55-year-old Cardwell man a short time later, who struggled and resisted arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody and charged with two counts of serious assault, one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and obstruct police. He was due to face Innisfail Magistrates Court this morning.
