Overview
- Northern Territory Police allege the offences spanned November 2024 to December 2025 and targeted elderly patients recovering from serious medical interventions.
- The 30-year-old was arrested at Alice Springs Hospital on Saturday, December 27, and was due to appear in Alice Springs Local Court on Monday.
- She was charged with seven counts of theft, 13 counts of obtaining benefit by deception, one attempted obtainment count, and one count of possessing cannabis.
- Police said the accused was not a hospital employee and was not known to the patients.
- Investigators believe more victims are yet to be identified and urged reports via 131 444 or local police, noting one victim died shortly after the alleged offending.