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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty and Australian Associated Press

Former police officer should be jailed for fatally shooting 95-year-old with Taser, court told

A supplied image obtained on Friday, May 19, 2023, of Clare Nowland
A judge has heard sentencing submissions on Friday for Kristian White over 95-year-old Clare Nowland’s manslaughter. Photograph: Supplied

Former police officer Kristian White should be imprisoned for fatally shooting a 95-year-old great-grandmother with a Taser and still has not expressed genuine remorse for the crime, the crown prosecutor has told the NSW supreme court.

White was convicted of manslaughter last year over the death of Clare Nowland, whom he shot with a Taser at an aged care home in the southern NSW town of Cooma in the early hours of 17 May 2023.

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