The 95-year-old great-grandmother who was tasered while holding a walking frame in her nursing home was holding two knives at the beds of multiple patients before police arrived to de-escalate the situation, police claim. But she was holding only one knife by the time police got there — and prosecutorsContinue Reading
The police officer charged with tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother while she was holding a walking frame will keep his freedom over allegations a judge described as “undoubtedly serious”. Senior Constable Kristian White, 33, is accused of deploying his weapon at Clare Nowland inside her nursing home at Cooma, in southeastContinue Reading
NSW Police removed mention of a knife, a taser and Clare Nowland’s movements in the first public statement about the incident that led to the death of the 95-year-old great-grandmother last month, according to a report. The mother-of-eight, who had dementia, died in Cooma Hospital in southern NSW on WednesdayContinue Reading
Barnaby Joyce has slammed a proposed plan to grant access to two months of medication during a fiery clash with Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek. An estimated six million Australians will be allowed to buy double twice as many common medicines for the price of one script — should their GPContinue Reading
The family of a frail 95-year-old woman who died after being tasered by a cop have spoken out, demanding answers over the ‘unfathomable’ way in which they lost the beloved great-grandma. Their emotional message comes as a former senior police negotiator shone light on the last critical 60 seconds ofContinue Reading
A Greens MP has issued a furious call over the state of policing in NSW after reports the body-worn footage of the officer who allegedly tasered 95-year-old great grandmother Clare Nowland has been seen by a “number of people including non-police”. The Daily Telegraph reported the police officer who dischargedContinue Reading
The police officer who was charged with the assault of a 95 year old great grandmother in her care home, who later died, allegedly uttered three words before he discharged his Taser. Clare Nowland died in Cooma Hospital, in southern New South Wales, on Wednesday. Her death came after anContinue Reading
The police officer who discharged a taser at 95-year-old Clare Nowland in her aged care home has been hit with three charges over the incident. Senior Constable Kristian White, 33, will face charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault when he frontsContinue Reading
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley says a member of staff from Yallambee Lodge has received a death threat after a 95-year-old great grandmother and resident was tasered by police. A dementia patient at Yallambee Lodge, Clare Nowland is currently receiving end-of-life care at Cooma Base Hospital. The officer behind theContinue Reading
Karl Stefanovic has grilled the state’s top cop over the shocking tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a Cooma nursing home last week. The Sunrise host told NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb there was “a lot riding” on the investigation into the tragic incident. Asked if there was any otherContinue Reading