A 90-year-old man found dead in his bed at a South Coast nursing home was severely beaten with a walking stick, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. It is understood another resident, aged 77, was found wandering in the home “dazed and confused” with blood dripping from his clothes and walking stick after the attack on Tuesday night. Both the victim, David Phillips, and the other man involved were residents of the high-dependency support unit of the IRT Woonona Aged Care Home. Police have refused to say if charges would be laid, saying it would depend on what investigators were able to piece together about the alleged attack. Staff and residents of the home were being interviewed, and CCTV footage is being examined as part of the investigation. The $325,000-a-year care home came under fire six years ago when elderly patient Mervyn Campbell, 84, was found dead in his bed after being repeatedly bashed with a wedged-shaped wooden doorstop. It is understood the latest attack happened at an isolated location in the home and lasted several minutes. Mr Phillips suffered severe injuries to the head and body, and was unable to be resuscitated. In a statement IRT said the attack was “very sad”.
