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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Kristian White sacked from NSW police six days after conviction for manslaughter of Clare Nowland

Kristian White at the NSW supreme court in Sydney
Kristian White has been sacked from the NSW police force after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting 95-year-old Clare Nowland with a Taser in 2023. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A New South Wales police officer has been sacked from the force after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said she no longer had confidence in Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White’s suitability to continue as a police officer.

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