The Latest Breaking News from Kristian White

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old grandmother tasered by police has laid out a host of alternatives available instead of pulling the trigger.

AAP · May 15

Cops open to dementia training after gran's Taser death

Working with a government-backed dementia training provider could be a possibility for police after an officer fatally tasered a 95-year-old grandmother.

AAP · May 14

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

The supervisor of an officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman could have directed him to re-holster the weapon before he fired, an inquest has been told.

AAP · May 12

Kristian White did not give Clare Nowland ‘real chance to avoid being Tasered’, prosecutors argue

Crown tells court non-custodial sentence for former police officer was ‘manifestly inadequate’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025

'Nonsense': cop's jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

AAP · Jun 26, 2025

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.

AAP · Apr 16, 2025

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

The consequences for a police officer who shot his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home should be a warning to other cops, prosecutors argue.

AAP · Apr 9, 2025

NSW prosecutors appeal no-jail sentence for Kristian White over manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland

Office of Director of Public Prosecutions calls former police officer’s two-year community corrections order inadequate

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

How should police officers use force? The Kristian White case is an insight into what the community thinks

When a jury in the New South Wales Supreme Court found Kristian White guilty of manslaughter, it was the first verdict of its kind in recent Australian history.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025

Former Australian police officer avoids prison after killing 95-year-old woman with a stun gun

A former Australian police officer has avoided a prison term for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025