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Family, community mourn Clare Nowland, who died after being tasered by police in Cooma

A 95-year-old woman who died a week after being tasered by police in her nursing home in Cooma is being remembered by her family as a "beautiful mum, nana and great-grandmother".

Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was hospitalised in a critical condition after falling and fracturing her skull during the confrontation with officers at Yallambee Lodge on May 17.

"With great sadness, the Nowland family share that our beloved Clare passed away this evening whilst surrounded by the love and support of her family," the family said in a statement on Wednesday.

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