A teenage employee has been charged with homicide after a autopsy confirmed a 70-year-old aged-care resident had been strangled in Albany, Western Australia.
Monica Stockdale, a resident on the Baptistcare Bethel Residential Care, died on November 28.
Jacob Hoysted, a 19-year-old from Orana was taken into custody on Friday following a police investigation. He was charged together with her homicide on Saturday.
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Police mentioned the circumstances surrounding the lady’s dying solely grew to become clear after a autopsy examination discovered she had died of strangulation.
Baptistcare mentioned the dying had shocked the neighborhood and it was working intently with the police.
“Baptistcare wish to categorical their deepest condolences to the household and mates of Miss Monica Stockdale,” performing joint CEO Amanda Vivian mentioned in an announcement on Saturday.
“Her tragic dying has shocked everybody who lives and works at Baptistcare Bethel Residential Care in Albany in addition to the broader Nice Southern neighborhood.
“Our ideas and prayers are with all those that knew and cherished Miss Stockdale.
Ms Vivian mentioned Baptistcare was bringing in specialist counselors to offer help for the neighborhood.
“Supporting our Bethel Residential Care residents, staff and their households via this troublesome time is our fast precedence,” she mentioned.
Hoysted appeared within the Magistrates Court docket in Northbridge on Saturday.
