US EditionWoman dies in Newcastle after being shot with Taser and bean bag rounds by NSW police
- In New South Wales, an incident involving the use of a taser by the police has resulted in the death of a 47-year-old woman. The woman, who had threatened a member of the public and police officers with an ax, barricaded herself in an apartment before being subdued by police after a nine-hour standoff.
- This is the second deadly incident in Australia this year involving a taser, following the case of a police senior constable who was charged with multiple offenses for using the weapon on a 95-year-old woman, who later died. The guidelines for taser use state that it should only be used on elderly or disabled individuals in exceptional circumstances.
- The woman who died after being tasered by the police had been shot with a bean-bag round before being arrested. She was subsequently walked to an ambulance, but later died in the hospital. The cause of her death has yet to be determined pending a post-mortem examination.
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Woman dies after being Tasered by police during 'axe stand-off'
An investigation is underway after a woman died following the use of a police taser near Newcastle in New South Wales overnight.Just after 12.30pm, police were called to a block of units in Stockton after reports a woman was allegedly threatening people with an axe.The 47-year-old woman allegedly also threatened officers with the axe and barricaded herself inside a unit.READ MORE: Fire risk rises as heatwave sweeps south-eastPolice negotiators a…
Woman dies after being tasered during arrest
By Maeve Bannister in Sydney A WOMAN has died after being tasered by NSW police during a stand-off when she allegedly threatened them with an axe. A 47-year-old woman has died after being arrested and tasered by police in Newcastle, NSW Officers were called to a Newcastle unit just after 12.30pm on Thursday following reports a woman was threatening people with the weapon. The 47-year-old allegedly threatened officers when they arrived, before ba…
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