Key takeaways:
- Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old Australian woman with dementia, died a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home.
- The incident has outraged many Australians, with some calling for an investigation into the use of stun guns by police officers.
- The death of Clare Nowland has sparked a debate about the use of stun guns by police officers and the need for better training and protocols for dealing with vulnerable people, as well as better support for elderly people with dementia in nursing homes.
A 95-year-old Australian woman has died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home. Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after Constable Kristian White shocked her with a stun gun.
Nowland had been moving toward White using a walker and carrying a steak knife when the incident occurred. White has been ordered to appear in court on July 5 on charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault.
New South Wales state police said in a statement that Nowland “passed away peacefully in hospital just after 7pm this evening, surrounded by family and loved ones.”
The incident has outraged many Australians, with some calling for an investigation into the use of stun guns by police officers. The New South Wales Police Force has launched an investigation into the incident, and the police officer involved has been suspended from duty.
The death of Clare Nowland has sparked a debate about the use of stun guns by police officers and the need for better training and protocols for dealing with vulnerable people. The incident has also highlighted the need for better support for elderly people with dementia in nursing homes.
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