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Why doesn’t Australia have greater transparency around taser use by police?

Why do general duties police officers need to carry Tasers? What purpose do they serve and do they improve outcomes in any way?

The New Daily · May 24, 2023

Clare Nowland, 95-year-old woman tasered at Cooma nursing home, dies in hospital

Clare Nowland fell and fractured her skull after she was tasered by police during an incident at a Cooma nursing home last week.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

The Conversation · May 24, 2023

Review needed of police deployment to aged care after 95-year-old woman Tasered, says age discrimination commissioner

Dr Kay Patterson questions whether mental health team would be more appropriate while David Shoebridge says police tools are ‘wrong resource’

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2023

Tasered aged-care video could be released after Liberal push

Confronting footage of a frail great-grandmother being tasered by police could soon be made public after a push by the NSW opposition.

The New Daily · May 24, 2023

Tasered grandma case being politicised: NSW treasurer

The NSW opposition has called for footage of a grandmother being tasered to be publicly released, as the government says the issue is being politicised.

AAP · May 24, 2023

Police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman at Australian care home suspended

A police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman at a care home in Australia has been suspended from duty.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Police officer who tasered 95-year-old in care home suspended

Great-grandmother Clare Nowland is on end of life care in hospital after sustaining critical injuries in the incident

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Police officer who tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland in care home suspended

Great-grandmother Clare Nowland is on end of life care in hospital after sustaining critical injuries in the incident

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023