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Sami Quadri

Police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman at Australian care home suspended

A police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman at a care home in Australia has been suspended from duty.

Clare Nowland, who has dementia, hit her head on the floor in the incident in Cooma, New South Wales, last Wednesday, which has prompted outrage and an internal investigation.

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