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Samantha Lock

Police tasering of grandma sparks calls for reform

Police were called to Yallambee Lodge at Cooma after staff found an elderly resident with a knife. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Advocacy groups are demanding healthcare and police reform after a 95-year-old grandmother with dementia was tasered in an aged care facility.

The incident highlighted the need for more education and skills to handle those in care, Australia's top body for dementia support and education says.

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