{"id":45560,"date":"2026-04-09T08:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45560"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:36:05","slug":"man-fighting-for-life-after-woman-allegedly-attacked-him-with-hammer-at-sydney-hospital-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45560","title":{"rendered":"Man fighting for life after woman allegedly attacked him with hammer at Sydney hospital | Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A man is fighting for his life after being allegedly attacked with a hammer at a Sydney<\/a> hospital by a woman he knew who claimed he had stolen her brother\u2019s ashes, a court has heard.<\/p>\n

Viki Graham, 46, was refused bail and will spend at least two months behind bars after she was charged with wounding the 63-year-old man while he lay in a bed at Sydney\u2019s Royal Prince Alfred hospital.<\/p>\n

The court was told the man suffered a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain and a seizure in the alleged attack and was taken to intensive care in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

Graham, who works part-time at a local pub, walked into the hospital and spoke with a nurse shortly after midnight on Thursday, police said.<\/p>\n

The nurse told the woman she could not visit the ward because it was after visiting hours, prosecutors alleged in bail court on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Graham is accused of ignoring the nurse and entering anyway, allegedly saying she \u201cjust [wanted] to talk to\u201d the man.<\/p>\n

When she found the victim, she drew a hammer with a pink handle from a bag and struck him firmly on the right side of his head, police allege.<\/p>\n

Acting Judge Judith Sweeney said the man had been in hospital since January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a gratuitously violent attack,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n

Police said Graham tried to escape the ward after the attack but the doors had been closed.<\/p>\n

According to the police statement of alleged facts heard in court, after her arrest Graham told officers \u201cI smashed him with a hammer\u201d and said the patient \u201cstole [her] brother\u2019s ashes\u201d.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail.<\/p>\n

Graham was unsuccessful in her bid for bail after appearing via a video link from Newtown police station in a long, black waterproof coat.<\/p>\n

Speaking outside the hospital, the Sydney local health district chief executive, Deb Willcox, said the facility had designated visiting hours, but the buildings were accessible 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur hospital is an open public building where people can gain access any time of the day or the evening,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do whatever we can to enable people and visitors and friends and loved ones to see the patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willcox said the man had been in the hospital for some time and was well-known and liked by staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy all accounts [he\u2019s] a really lovely person that the staff are very fond of,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

There were several other patients in beds in the same ward at the time of the alleged attack but Willcox said no one else was hurt.<\/p>\n

She said the incident would be investigated by the hospital to determine if improvements could be made.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to acknowledge our staff, who acted very, very swiftly and promptly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on 4 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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