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Samantha Lock

95-year-old great-grandmother fighting for life after being tasered in nursing home police altercation

NSW Police have launched an investigation into officers' actions after an elderly woman was tasered. Photo: 9 News/Twitter

A 95-year-old great-grandmother is reportedly fighting for her life after being tasered by police when she was found with a knife in a New South Wales nursing home.

Clare Nowland was standing next to her walking frame and holding a kitchen knife when aged-care workers at the Yallambee Lodge near Cooma called police in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to multiple media reports.

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