Karen Webb has faced criticism for her handling of the case of Clare Nowland. Less than four hours after senior constable Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter, the NSW Police commissioner admitted she was 'always learning'.
That was the response from NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb when asked if she wished she had handled things differently after 95-year-old Clare Nowland was tasered by a police officer last year.
The missteps began when the initial NSW Police press release, issued hours after Mrs Nowland was hospitalised with an inoperable brain bleed, omitted any mention of a taser being used. When the commissioner did hold a press conference, she admitted she had not personally viewed the bodycam footage of the incident, which was yet another source of backlash.
Addressing the media after Wednesday's verdict, Commissioner Webb said she "may or may not have done things differently". In June this year, she called a press conference almost immediately after announcing two of her officers had been charged with
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