In a tragic incident at a nursing home in regional New South Wales, a police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shocking a 95-year-old woman with a Taser. The incident occurred when two police officers were called to Yallambee Lodge to assist with a resident, Clare Nowland, who was holding two knives while using a mobility walker.
Clare Nowland, who had dementia, had refused to return to her room and threw a knife at a staff member before emergency services were contacted. When police and paramedics cornered her in an office, she refused to put down a steak knife, leading to the deployment of a Taser by Senior Constable Kristian White.
