A NSW magistrate has condemned the assault of an “extremely vulnerable” dementia patient in a Sydney aged-care facility after footage was shown in court of the woman being struck with her own rubbish. Dana Maree Gray, 59, has pleaded guilty to one count of common assault against the 85-year-old resident of The Poplars nursing home in North Epping, where she worked, in 2017. In Burwood Local Court on Monday, magistrate Robyn Denes refused an application from Gray’s lawyer for her matter to be heard under the Mental Health Act and adjourned it for sentence on August 15.
