Police will allege the woman stole a debit card from a 104-year-old man through her employment at an aged care facility in Redland Bay and used it to make personal purchases and withdrawals between 19 August to 21 August.
Detectives commenced an investigation on 21 August after a report was received from another employee at the facility on behalf of the 104-year-old man after he noticed his debit card was missing.
The aged care facility worked closely with investigators throughout their enquiries.
Police will further allege the woman’s unauthorised transactions from the elderly victim’s debit card accumulated to thousands of dollars.
South Brisbane District Bayside Crime Group's Detective Inspector Wayne Francis says the Queensland Police Service is committed to working with older people, the community, and support agencies to stop harm to our elders.
“Offences of this nature are a terrible breach of trust against some of our most vulnerable members in society.”
“We thank the aged care facility for alerting us to the issue as soon as the debit card was discovered to be missing and for working with investigators to get justice for the victim.”
“We encourage all members of our community to be aware of the signs of elder abuse and to report suspected elder abuse immediately.”