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Family of elderly woman handcuffed by police at Sydney nursing home wants more accountability

The daughter of a woman with dementia who was handcuffed in a Sydney aged care home is demanding more accountability from police over instances of force being used against residents.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Six NSW police officers used two sets of handcuffs on a distressed 81-year-old dementia patient

Daughter of the woman says ‘police have learned nothing’

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

NSW police footage shows officers used two sets of handcuffs on 81-year-old woman with dementia

Exclusive: footage from body-worn camera shows police restraining confused dementia patient Rachel Grahame in 2020

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2023

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Police officers being called to aged care homes is 'standard protocol', industry expert says

The family of 95-year-old taser victim, Clare Nowland, maintain a bedside vigil as questions are raised about why NSW Police police were called to her nursing home.

ABC News · May 20, 2023

NSW top cop can’t bring herself to watch footage of granny being tasered

As her condition deteriorates, NSW's top cop won't watch video of a 95-year-old grandmother being tasered in a nursing home

The New Daily · May 20, 2023

Australian police hold fire on charging officer who tasered 95-yr-old grandmother

An internal investigation was underway over an Australian police officer who tasered a 95-year-old grandmother, leaving her in a critical condition, and it was too early to say whether charges would be laid, New South Wales police chief said on Saturday.

Reuters · May 20, 2023

NSW top cop will not watch tasered grandma bodycam

NSW's police commissioner will not watch video of the tasering of a 95-year-old grandmother in a nursing home, as the elderly woman's condition worsens.

AAP · May 19, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

'How can this happen?': Cooma in disbelief as police conduct questions remain

Cooma residents reacted to the alleged Tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland.

The Canberra Times · May 19, 2023

Cooma locals say tasering of elderly woman 'disgusting', as police review footage

Great-grandmother Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition at Cooma Base Hospital after the incident on Wednesday, as Cooma locals say other means should have been used to subdue her.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Australian police officer investigated after using a Taser on a 95-year-old woman

The nursing home resident was found alone in her room with a steak knife when the officer in question fired his Taser. The woman is now in critical condition at the hospital.

WEKU · May 19, 2023

Grandmother, 95, who suffers from dementia, in critical condition after police taser her at nursing home

The great-grandmother is now fighting for her life after police tasered her while she was holding a steak knife at her nursing home

Irish Mirror · May 19, 2023

Body camera footage shows moment police officer tasered 95-year-old gran at nursing home

The police chief declined to say whether he thought a police officer with 12 years experience had used excessive force by firing a stun gun twice at a 5ft 2ins and 6.7st "much loved" elderly woman

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023

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The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

95-year-old great-grandmother ‘tasered by police at care home’

‘At the time she was tasered, she was approaching police but it is fair to say at a slow pace’

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Afternoon Update: Tasering of 95-year-old woman under investigation; Stan Grant steps down; and falling for a sex worker

Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident at her Cooma aged care home

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Australian police Taser 95-year-old with dementia as she approached them with steak knife and walker

A 95-year-old woman was in critical condition Friday, two days after police shocked her with a stun gun as she approached them with a walking frame and a steak knife in an Australian nursing home

AAP · May 19, 2023

Police tasering of grandma sparks calls for reform

A 95-year-old woman with dementia who was tasered by officers in an aged care home has prompted advocacy groups to call for an inquiry.

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The New Daily · May 19, 2023

‘Not above the law’: Police pledge rigorous review after 95yo’s tasering

Senior police concede seeing an officer taser a frail, 95-year-old grandmother using a walking frame is "confronting".

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Australian grandmother tasered by police in critical condition

A 95-year-old grandmother who Australian police tasered at an old people's home is in critical condition as the homicide squad join a high-profile investigation into the incident, police said on Friday.

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Woman, 95, Tasered by officer at Cooma aged care home, approached on walking frame with a knife, police say

Police said the officer’s duty status was under review, as civil liberties groups demanded an independent investigation into incident that left Clare Nowland in critical condition

The New Daily · May 19, 2023

Woman, 95, tasered by police not expected to survive

NSW Police have brought in the homicide squad amid fears the 95-year-old woman with dementia who was tasered by an officer will not survive.

Pedestrian.tv · May 19, 2023

NSW Police Reveal Why They Tasered A 95 Y.O. Woman TBH There’s No Good Reason Here

The woman is in critical condition as is "expected to die".

AAP · May 18, 2023

Grandmother, 95, fighting for life after being tasered

A 95-year-old woman with dementia was tasered after staff at her aged care home, fearing she was carrying a knife, called NSW Police.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

Officer's job under review, homicide squad called in, as police pledge robust review into elderly taser incident

The use of a taser against 95-year-old Clare Nowland raises concerns about restraint and the use of force in aged care facilities, advocates say, as homicide squad investigators are called in to investigate.

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