Former Navy captain Marcia Chalmers, 86, dies after alleged assault by gardener in Sydney’s Glebe

An elderly woman who died after allegedly being assaulted by a gardener has been identified as former Royal Australian Navy captain Marcia Chalmers. Police allege a 53-year-old had been hired as a gardener by 86-year-old Chalmers and entered her Derwent St home in Glebe, in Sydney’s inner west, about 8.30am on October 31.