Posted on May 25, 2023
A 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with a stun gun
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A 95-year-old Australian woman died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home as she moved toward him using a walker and carrying a steak knife, in a tragedy that has outraged many Australians.
Clare Nowland, who had dementia, had been hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after Constable Kristian White shocked her with a stun gun.
Police announced Nowland's death hours after reporting that White has been ordered to appear in court on July 5 on charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault. The charges are likely to be upgraded following her death.
White and another police officer had gone to Yallambee Lodge, a nursing home in Cooma that specializes in residents with higher care needs including dementia, after staff reported that Nowland had taken a serrated steak knife from the kitchen.
A 95-year-old Australian woman died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home as she moved toward him using a walker and carrying a steak knife, in a tragedy that has outraged many Australians.
Clare Nowland, who had dementia, had been hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after Constable Kristian White shocked her with a stun gun.
Police announced Nowland's death hours after reporting that White has been ordered to appear in court on July 5 on charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault. The charges are likely to be upgraded following her death.
White and another police officer had gone to Yallambee Lodge, a nursing home in Cooma that specializes in residents with higher care needs including dementia, after staff reported that Nowland had taken a serrated steak knife from the kitchen.
A 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with a stun gun
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Very sad. The question is why did she have access to a knife like that?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Hours before she died, officials announced that constable White was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault. However, he’s likely to face additional, upgraded charges related to Nowland’s death.
White had already been suspended with pay. He is set to appear in court on June 5.
Under Australian law, police officers are permitted to use stun guns when lives are in danger.
Body camera footage from White and the other officer at the scene has not been released. NSW police commissioner Karen Webb said she had not seen the footage yet and that it would remain private until the investigation ended.
“Mrs. Nowland and her family deserve that this is done properly. This will take time,” Webb said. “We need to ensure that the officers involved in this matter are afforded procedural fairness, and that anything that we say [does not] prejudice the investigation.”"
..."Hours before she died, officials announced that constable White was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault. However, he’s likely to face additional, upgraded charges related to Nowland’s death.
White had already been suspended with pay. He is set to appear in court on June 5.
Under Australian law, police officers are permitted to use stun guns when lives are in danger.
Body camera footage from White and the other officer at the scene has not been released. NSW police commissioner Karen Webb said she had not seen the footage yet and that it would remain private until the investigation ended.
“Mrs. Nowland and her family deserve that this is done properly. This will take time,” Webb said. “We need to ensure that the officers involved in this matter are afforded procedural fairness, and that anything that we say [does not] prejudice the investigation.”"
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