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By Liana WalkerJust after 12.30pm yesterday police were called to a unit in Stockton, following reports a woman was threatening people with an axe.
On arrival, the 47-year-old woman allegedly threatened police with the axe before barricading herself inside a unit.Police used a taser along with a number of "tactical options" to take the woman into custody. She was then escorted from the scene to an ambulance, however, her condition deteriorated a short time later, and she was taken to John Hunter Hospital, where she later died.A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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