NSW Police are investigating after officers allegedly Tasered a 95-year-old woman in the back and chest.
NSW Police are investigating after officers allegedly Tasered a 95-year-old woman in the back and chest at a regional aged care facility in the state’s south.
Clare Nowland, 95, was allegedly Tasered by officers after being found with a knife, while using her walker, at Yallambee Lodge aged care facility in Cooma on Wednesday morning.Family spokesman Andrew Thaler said she was Tasered in the chest and back about 4am on Wednesday after police were called to Yallambee.“The family are shocked, the community are shocked ...
“Council are supporting our staff, residents, and families during this difficult time,” the statement read.Credit:NSW Police released a statement on Wednesday with few details, saying only that the 95-year-old was injured during an “interaction with police”.Thaler said she has life-threatening head injuries as a result of falling over during the altercation including a fractured skull and brain bleed.
Since then, council has moved to upgrade Yallambee, planning 16 more beds including dementia-specific care.
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