Man charged over sudden death of elderly woman on Gold Coast
A man has been charged with murder following the sudden death of an elderly woman on the Gold Coast.
Officers were asked to do a welfare check in Varsity Lakes around 1.30pm on February 25, when they found the woman.
The man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition, where he remains under police guard.
He is expected to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today, pending hospital clearance.
A crime scene has been established while police investigate.
The woman and the man are both aged in their 80s.
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