An investigation is underway following the death of a man at a Sutherland hospital yesterday.
About 4.20am (Tuesday 28 October 2025), officers attached to Sutherland Shire Police Area Command received a report of alleged vandalism at two hospitals in Caringbah.
Police were told a woman had entered the grounds of a hospital on Kareena Road, Caringbah, about 12.20am the same day and allegedly cut both the water and gas mains, before activating fire hoses.
About 1.30am, the woman entered the grounds of another hospital on Kareena Road, Caringbah, and allegedly switched off the gas main.
She has since been charged and remains before the court.
About 2.30pm the same day, police were informed that a man had died at the hospital on Kareena Road.
Officers were told a 72-year-old man had died in the hospital about 2.30am.
Doctors subsequently issued a death certificate.
A report is being prepared for the information of the coroner.
