Tasered 95-Year-Old in Life-Threatening Condition: 'She Had a Walking Frame, But She Had a Knife'
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A 95-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition after being Tasered by police in Australia.
Clare Nowland, a great-grandma, is well known locally. New South Wales Police said that they’d been called to Clare’s nursing home after she’d armed herself with a steak knife.
Attempts to de-escalate the situation failed, and Clare, who suffers from dementia, approached the officers using her walking frame.
One of the officers used a Taser on Clare causing her to fall and hit her head.
Clare suffered a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. Her family fears she may not survive.
Homicide detectives are investigating the incident. Report by Cockerama. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Clare Nowland, a great-grandma, is well known locally. New South Wales Police said that they’d been called to Clare’s nursing home after she’d armed herself with a steak knife.
Attempts to de-escalate the situation failed, and Clare, who suffers from dementia, approached the officers using her walking frame.
One of the officers used a Taser on Clare causing her to fall and hit her head.
Clare suffered a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. Her family fears she may not survive.
Homicide detectives are investigating the incident. Report by Cockerama. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn