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The Independent UK
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Police officer who Tasered 95-year-old care home resident convicted of manslaughter

Australia Police Taser Verdict - (AP)

A police officer in Australia who Tasered a 95-year-old nursing home resident has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother who had dementia and used a walker, was refusing to put down the steak knife she was holding when Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White discharged his Taser at her in May 2023.

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