US EditionFormer police officer spared jail over death of 95-year-old Tasered in a nursing home
- In the early hours of May 17, 2023, former police officer Kristian White Tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland at the Yallambee Lodge aged care facility in Cooma after staff called for assistance with a resident reported to have a knife.
- White's actions, during which he said 'Nah, bugger it' and 'got her', followed Nowland's refusal to drop a serrated steak knife while using a walker in the administrative wing of the facility, despite her being frail and weighing only 47 kilos .
- A 12-person jury found White guilty of manslaughter and breaching his duty of care, rejecting his claim that Nowland, who had dementia symptoms, posed a threat, leading to his removal from the police force in December.
- White was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to a two-year community corrections order with 425 hours of community service, with Justice Harrison stating that a jail term was not necessary as White's crime was not premeditated and he 'misread and misunderstood the dynamics of the situation'.
- Nowland's family, including her eldest son Michael Nowland, expressed disappointment, calling the sentence a 'slap on the wrist for someone that's killed our mother', while White, who had already lost his job and become unwelcome in Cooma, apologized in a letter expressing deep regret for his actions and their consequences, though his defense lawyer stated White's family was relieved at the outcome.
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