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Sacking of cop who tasered 95yo 'too little, too late'

A senior constable who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman has been dismissed from the police force less than a week after being found guilty of manslaughter.

AAP · Dec 3, 2024

A decade before Clare Nowland, a 21-year-old was killed by NSW police Tasers. Has enough changed?

NSW police are drawing their Tasers much more often than two years ago – and experts warn they come with risk

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2024

Kristian White ‘entirely devastated’ as Clare Nowland’s family ‘struggling to understand’ why police officer granted bail

NSW police officer who fatally shot 95-year-old with Taser extends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to Nowland family after manslaughter verdict

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

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Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

A senior constable who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman says he remains 'devastated' by her death, after learning his bail will be continued over Christmas.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Afternoon Update: parliament’s rush to the finish line; asthma breakthrough; and an FBI most wanted’s hideout

Labor has done a deal with the Greens on housing and the environment while the Coalition is expected to support migration and social media bills

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

Kristian White suspended from NSW police after being convicted over 95-year-old’s death

White was found guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland, whom he shot with a Taser at a nursing home

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Prison isolation looms for cop after fatal Taser shot

An officer who fatally tasered an aged-care resident is waiting to learn if he will be put into isolation in custody after his manslaughter verdict.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

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Cop Fatally Tasered Grandmother In Nursing Home

Clare Nowland used a walker and suffered from dementia at a nursing home in Australia

International Business Times · Nov 27, 2024

Kristian White has been convicted over a 95-year-old’s death. Experts say it serves as a ‘powerful warning’

The guilty verdict for Clare Nowland’s manslaughter brings one chapter to a close – but what will change with NSW policing?

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Police Officer Found Guilty Of Tasering Nursing Home Resident

A police officer convicted of manslaughter for using a Taser on a 95-year-old nursing home resident in Sydney, sparking discussions on law enforcement conduct.

Australian policeman who Tasered woman, 95, in care home guilty of manslaughter

Jury rejects Senior Constable Kristian White’s argument his use of force was reasonable

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024

Afternoon Update: police officer guilty of nursing home manslaughter; Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins; and a meth-soaked cow onesie

A jury found Sen Const Kristian White guilty of manslaughter after he discharged his Taser at great-grandmother Clare Nowland

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Police Officer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Nursing Home Incident

A tragic incident in a nursing home leads to a police officer being found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shocking a 95-year-old woman with a Taser.

Cop who tasered 95yo in 'terrible tragedy' faces jail

A serving police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman is facing jail after being found guilty of manslaughter but will keep his job for now.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

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AAP · Nov 22, 2024

Trigger-happy or justified? How a cop ended 95yo's life

In the hours before being cornered by police and fatally tasered, great-grandmother Clare Nowland took two steak knives and raised them at residents and staff.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

Jury still considering verdict for cop who tasered 95yo

After its first full day of deliberations, a jury has not decided if a police officer who tasered a 95-year-old will be convicted or acquitted of manslaughter.

AAP · Nov 19, 2024

Jury verdict still to come for cop who tasered 95yo

A jury has gone home for the day after three hours of deliberations failed to produce a verdict for a police officer who tasered an elderly woman.

AAP · Nov 18, 2024

Cop 'not the type of person' to taser 95yo unlawfully

A police officer on trial over the tasering death of an aged-care resident swore an oath to God to be truthful about why he fired his weapon, a jury has heard.

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AAP · Nov 17, 2024

'Not the frailest I've seen': cop who tasered woman, 95

An elderly woman holding a knife was not meant to die after being tasered for being a threat as she approached police officers and paramedics, a jury has heard.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2024

A 95-year-old woman died after being tasered in a NSW aged care home. Was it manslaughter?

Police bodycam footage of Clare Nowland moving slowly with the help of a walking frame has been played at the trial of Sen Const Kristian White

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2024

Kristian White said ‘I’ve had a look and, supposedly, we aren’t meant to tase elderly people’, court hears

NSW senior constable on trial for manslaughter of Clare Nowland hadn’t been trained on ‘exceptional circumstances’ when Taser should not be used, trial told

AAP · Nov 15, 2024

Cop who tasered elderly woman should have 'evaluated'

Police should aim to use the least amount of force necessary when conducting their duties, a trial over the tasering death of an elderly woman has been told.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2024

‘Different when there’s a knife raised at you’: officer feared Clare Nowland would stab her before Taser deployed

Witness tells Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial that 95-year-old Nowland ‘didn’t appear to acknowledge’ warnings or instructions

AAP · Nov 14, 2024

Cops 'did their best' by tasering great-grandmother

A police officer who attended a nursing home when a 95-year-old with dementia symptoms was tasered told colleagues that was the best they could have done.

Bored Panda · Nov 13, 2024

“Absolutely Inhumane”: Cop Who Fatally Tasered 95YO Woman In Nursing Home Reveals Reason

"Inhumane." An Australian police officer is facing trial for fatally tasering a 95-year-old woman. His defense argues that the woman was dangerous and was armed with a knife. The post “Absolutely Inhumane”: Cop Who Fatally Tasered 95YO Woman In Nursing Home Reveals Reason first appeared on Bored Panda.

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