95-year-old Clare Nowland succumed to her injuries after she was tased by an officer. Image via Twitter @StrewthQueen
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95-year-old Clare Nowland dies after being tased by police [watch]
A 95-year-old woman, Clare Nowland was tased and died after she was said to have not followed a senior police officer’s instructions.
95-year-old Clare Nowland succumed to her injuries after she was tased by an officer. Image via Twitter @StrewthQueen
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A week after being tasered by an Australian police officer, 95-year-old Clare Nowland died peacefully in hospital on Wednesday, 24 May.
RIP: MORE ABOUT CLARE NOWLAND’S DEATH
The old frail woman was said to have suffered from dementia, CBSNews reported. On 17 May, officers reportedly responded to a call of a woman armed with a knife at Yallambee Lodge nursing home in southern New South Wales. At their arrival, police were said to have urged Nowland to drop the steak knife she had picked up from the kitchen. Instead, Nowland was said to have proceeded to move toward the officers “at a slow pace”, using her walking frame. This is reportedly when one of the officers fired her with his taser.
Following the incident, the 33-year-old senior police constable, Kristian White was said to have gotten suspended with pay. He will reportedly appear before the court on 5 July. White was also said to have been charged with “recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault,” New York Post reported. His charges are reportedly expected to be upgraded as Nowland death came days later after succumbing to her injuries at Cooma hospital.
She was said to have passed away peacefully in hospital just after 7 pm on Wednesday evening, surrounded by her loved ones, several publications reported. The use of force against elderly people has since sparked a huge debate about police policy and procedures online.
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TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REACTIONS FROM ONLINE USERS BELOW…
“Why would they tase anyone geriatric/elderly, especially that old…. Just sad 😢 R.I.P to her,” @JosijojoW said.
“How much of a coward you gotta be to taser a 95-year-old 😭,” @rvpurt asked.
“Did she have a shotgun? Who is intimidated by a 95-year-old woman? Good grief,” @MichaelCosent commented.
“Shocking news. I hope it sparks positive change in their current management behaviours, specifically for these types of avoidable incidents,” @WWMariusDo replied.
“RIP to the Grandmother,” @BadMrFrosty reacted.
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