COOMA, NSW, Australia: 95-year-old Clare Nowland tasered by police and ‘fighting for life’
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NSW Police officer Kristian White pleads not guilty over alleged manslaughter of Clare Nowland at her Cooma nursing home
Police officer Kristian White has pleaded not guilty to the allegation he fatally Tasered 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland at her nursing home.
The NSW policeman, 33, appeared in the Supreme Court via video link on Friday where he entered his formal plea and was committed to stand trial on November 11 on one count of manslaughter.
Mrs Nowland, a dementia sufferer who weighed just 43kg, had been holding a steak knife when she 'slowly' approached a police officer at the Yallambee Lodge in May, 2023.
It's alleged Snr Cnst White blasted a taser on Mrs Nowland, prompting her to collapse to the ground, knock her head and suffer a bleed to the brain.
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Mr White will remain on bail until his trial.
Cop Kristian White pleads not guilty over great-grandmother's death
Police officer Kristian White has pleaded not guilty to the allegation he fatally Tasered 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland at her nursing home.
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In a tribute, Clare Nowland’s family said they were thankful for the support of hospital staff after she was allegedly Tasered by Senior Constable Kristian White on May 18.
Clare Nowland, 95, was tasered by Australian police (Screengrab/ ABC News (Australia)
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
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The Australian dementia patient died after she was allegedly tasered by a police officer in May.
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Clare Nowland: Officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman suspended
Clare Nowland - who has dementia - was critically injured after she was Tasered at an Australian care home.
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Death of Clare Nowland - Wikipedia
This is heartbreaking 
RIP the poor Lady
Condolences to Family.
Devastating.
All of us will be old
(if we are lucky to live that long).
And all of us would like to be treated with respect and care,
especially by those meant to protect people.
Some should never pursue career in LE.
It is not a job for everyone.
It requires EMPATHY.
And common sense.
JMO
RIP the poor Lady
Condolences to Family.
Devastating.
All of us will be old
(if we are lucky to live that long).
And all of us would like to be treated with respect and care,
especially by those meant to protect people.
Some should never pursue career in LE.
It is not a job for everyone.
It requires EMPATHY.
And common sense.
JMO
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I know my viewpoint won’t be popular but he was doing his job, not backed by his employer and has been found guilty of manslaughter. What a precarious position he was put in. A young policeman doing what he thought was appropriate based on his training, with his supervisor by his side. Sure, it might have seemed careless but the issue had escalated for hours and each officer stated they were scared of Clare. There are no winners in this case. Two lives ruined.
Not only were those involved scared of her potential actions, there was also significant risk to other residents. Clare had a history of escalating incidents.
Also, why was a dementia patient able to access serrated knives?
Not only were those involved scared of her potential actions, there was also significant risk to other residents. Clare had a history of escalating incidents.
Also, why was a dementia patient able to access serrated knives?
Officer who Tasered 95-year-old guilty of manslaughter
[…]In the moments before she was hit by the Taser, footage played to the jury showed the elderly woman using her walker to slowly shuffle forward - 1m (3.3ft) over the course of a minute - before stopping and raising the blade.
White warned Mrs Nowland his weapon was aimed at her, before saying "bugger it" and firing it, while she was still 1.5m-2m away. She fell and hit her head, triggering a fatal brain bleed.
“Who could she have injured at that moment? No one,” Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield said, summing up his case for the jury last week.
He said White had used his weapon only three minutes after finding the woman: “He was fed up, impatient, not prepared to wait any longer.”
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White, who remains on bail, will be sentenced at a later date.
Kristian White: Officer guilty of killing 95-year-old with Taser
Clare Nowland, who had symptoms of dementia, died of her injuries a week after being Tasered in Australia.
www.bbc.co.uk
He did his job badly.
Police officer who Tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland guilty of manslaughter
“White’s barrister, Troy Edwards, SC, submitted White’s use of the Taser was not disproportionate to the risk, and he had “perceived a legitimate threat”.
Edwards said Nowland “had demonstrated repeatedly over two hours that she was not putting that knife down voluntarily”, and efforts to diffuse the threat including negotiation had failed.
Edwards said White, Pank and paramedic Anna Hofner said words to the effect of “stop, stay seated” to Nowland 20 times during the body-worn video, and “drop the knife” or “put down the knife” 21 times.
“He ran out of options, and he decided to deploy his Taser,” the barrister said.”
“White’s barrister, Troy Edwards, SC, submitted White’s use of the Taser was not disproportionate to the risk, and he had “perceived a legitimate threat”.
Edwards said Nowland “had demonstrated repeatedly over two hours that she was not putting that knife down voluntarily”, and efforts to diffuse the threat including negotiation had failed.
Edwards said White, Pank and paramedic Anna Hofner said words to the effect of “stop, stay seated” to Nowland 20 times during the body-worn video, and “drop the knife” or “put down the knife” 21 times.
“He ran out of options, and he decided to deploy his Taser,” the barrister said.”
This cctv is heartbreaking, poor lady.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Kristian White's pay 'under review' after guilty manslaughter verdict
Senior Constable Kristian White's employment is 'under review' after he was found guilty of unlawfully killing a 95-year-old woman with dementia in a nursing home.
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Prosecutors to appeal sentence of ex-cop over taser death of Clare Nowland
Kristian White was handed a two-year Community Correction Order, which included 425 hours of community service, for fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland.
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