Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White has been convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting 95-year-old Clare Nowland with a Taser in a nursing home. White responded to a call on May 17, 2023, where Nowland was found carrying a sharp knife and refused to drop it over several hours.
Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White has been convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland with a Taser .Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White has been convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland with a Taser .
White’s barrister told the court it was not in dispute that the injuries caused by White shooting Nowland with a Taser ultimately killed her. But he argued that White’s use of the Taser “It feels pretty different when you’re there, it feels pretty different when Mrs Nowland is the one who locks eyes with you,” he said.
But crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC argued White’s use of the Taser on a 95-year-old woman was an “utterly unnecessary and obviously excessive” use of force, taking into consideration Nowland’s age, her infirmity, her use of a walker – which was between her and police – and the fact that the officers could move away from her.
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