NSW Police have revealed more information about the 95-year-old woman who was tased twice on Wednesday morning in an official statement.
Clare Nowland was tased by NSW police and is currently receiving end-of-life care. She is reportedly “expected to die”, and is surrounded by loved ones.
Nowland was believed to have been making toast with a butter knife in the communal kitchen of Yallambee Lodge in Cooma at 4am when police were called to apprehend her.
She suffers from dementia and was reportedly tased while standing next to her walking frame.
“I want to highlight personally and on behalf of the organisation, the care and the empathy and the sympathy we feel for the Nowland family,” said NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter