A grandmother who was brutally bashed while she walked her dogs has died in hospital.
Le Ngoc Le, 77, was walking her two dogs in St Albans on Thursday night when she was allegedly attacked by Amy Tran, 30.
The elderly woman was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition where she died Monday afternoon, according to 9 News.
Amy Tran, 30, was pictured smiling as police handcuffed and arrested her on Friday morning
Ms Le was discovered lying in a pool of blood by her neighbours before she died in hospital
Ms Le was walking her dogs (pictured) on Thursday when she was allegedly attacked by Tran
Tran yawned, smiled and laughed in court Monday morning when she heard Ms Le was likely to die in hospital, News Corp reported.
The court heard the 30-year-old, who has been living in a half-way house, suffers from schizophrenia and denied she did anything wrong.
When Tran was handed court papers about her prior convictions she said it was ‘not relevant, mate,’ according to the publication.
‘I heard that I was blamed for hitting someone … I deny that,’ Tran said.
‘I haven’t hurt anyone.’
The 30-year-old first sparked outrage after she was pictured smiling when she was arrested and handcuffed on Friday morning.
She was charged with intentionally causing serious injury, and continued to smile as she was led into Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, Herald Sun reported.
Police allege that Tran assaulted Ms Le on Thursday night while she was with her dogs in Willaton Street, west of Melbourne, causing ‘horrific head injuries’.
Ms Le was discovered lying in a pool of blood by her neighbours and was in an induced coma at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Her ‘devastated’ son maintained a bedside vigil after his mother was admitted.
Tran was arrested at a property (pictured) very close to where the attack allegedly took place
Tran was denied bail and will face Melbourne Magistrates Court again on May 28
The accused was arrested at a property about 100m away from where the brutal attack took place.
A homicide detective told the court Tran has a prior criminal history including assault with a weapon, trafficking and selling heroin and methamphetamines as well as failing to answer bail.
Tran was denied bail and is expected to face court on May 28.
Tran has been charged with intentionally causing serious injury after brutally bashing an elderly grandmother and leaving her lying a pool of blood in St Albans, Melbourne
Le Le was attacked about 100m away from a property (pictured the crime scene)
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