A police officer found guilty of the manslaughter of a 95-year-old woman with a taser inside a nursing home has been granted bail while he awaits sentencing.
A police officer found guilty of the manslaughter of a 95-year-old woman he hit with a Taser inside a nursing home will not be jailed before he is sentenced.
During his deadly three-minute interaction with Mrs Nowland, White raised his Taser and told her to stay seated and put down the knife she held while leaning on her walking frame. White held the weapon pointed at Mrs Nowland for a minute before he said: “Nah, just bugger it” and pulled the trigger, discharging the Taser probes at her chest.
Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC made an immediate application to have White taken into custody ahead of sentencing, which was heard on Thursday. Justice Ian Harrison handed down his decision on Friday, with White allowed to walk free while awaiting sentencing.White had not commented to waiting media. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki ShortWhite was suspended with pay throughout the proceedings but his pay was revoked on Thursday.Justice Harrison earlier told the court that the case was “different” to any other case he’d dealt with in the past 18 years.
Detention Application Clare Nowland Crown Prosecutor Police Force Time Imprisonment Newswire-Court Karen Webb Supreme Court Police Officer Nursing Home Time Custodial Sentence Manslaughter Offences Brett Hatfield SC Constable Kristian White Maximum Penalty Ian Harrison Cop Leaving Court
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