The family of Krista Kach say they only found out that their mother had been Tasered before her death when they heard it on the radio.
The family of a Newcastle woman who died after she was Tasered say they told police during a siege their mother was unwell and begged for her to be seen by a medical professional before she was peppered with a bean bag round and stun gun.
They said they gained entry to her property at 9.45pm and used “a number of tactical options to take the woman into custody, including the use of a Taser”. However, they could not comment further as the situation was subject to a critical incident investigation. Greens MP Sue Higginson, who obtained the footage with the consent of Kach’s daughter, said it demonstrated the need for systemic reform in the way police responded to vulnerable people.“It’s hard to fathom the extent to which our system has failed Krista and her family,” Higginson said.
It is not clear what if any audience was watching Kach’s livestream. At times, she appears to be responding to questions from another individual, though she was alone in the house. The room is dark and a children’s movie is playing in the background. There are long periods where she is calm, but she becomes upset every time a female police officer outside the building attempts to engage with her.
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