Inquest into death of Clare Nowland after Tasering by NSW police aims to answer ‘outstanding questions’
Coroner will examine 95-year-old’s death and look at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officers Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three years after police fatally Tasered an aged care resident, an inquest could save lives by improving training for first responders dealing with aggressive dementia patients. Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel White fired his Taser at 95-year-old Clare Nowland after being called to Yallambee Lodge nursin
Coroner is examining 95-year-old’s death and looking at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officers
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A paramedic has relived her disbelief while watching a police officer fatally taser a 95-year-old great-grandmother with dementia.
Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel White fired his weapon at 95-year-old Clare Nowland after being called to Yallambee Lodge nursing home at Cooma in southern NSW on May 17, 2023.
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- Inquest into death of Clare Nowland after Tasering by NSW police aims to answer ‘outstanding questions’Guardian - World · Australian Associated Press · May 13, 2026, 3:41 AM
- Paramedic felt ‘shock and disbelief’ when Clare Nowland shot by NSW Police Taser, inquest hearsGuardian - World · Australian Associated Press · May 13, 2026, 7:26 AM
- Paramedic felt ‘shock and disbelief’ when Clare Nowland shot by NSW police Taser, inquest hearsGuardian - World · Australian Associated Press · May 13, 2026, 7:26 AM
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