A woman will face court charged with allegedly abusing an elderly dementia sufferer in her care. Police were called to a unit in Station St, Thirroul, north of Wollongong, on Friday night and allegedly heard the sounds of “moaning, shouting and approximately 11 slapping noises”. The officers went to the rear of the property where they allegedly saw Alicia Gawronski, 28, walking the 81-year-old victim from the bathroom through the kitchen and then to the loungeroom. Police will allege they then saw the older woman fall over before Gawronski “punched her with a closed fist to the inner thigh of her left leg”. The officers then allegedly saw Gawronski lift the older woman by both legs, causing her to fall. Gawronski, who was recently appointed the older woman’s carer and legal guardian, was then arrested. while the older woman was taken to Wollongong Hospital where she was treated.
