Current:Home > InvestPolice in Australia accused of using Taser on 95-year-old woman -Edge Finance Strategies
Police in Australia accused of using Taser on 95-year-old woman
View
Date:2025-04-14 14:26:20
A 95-year-old great-grandmother with dementia was hospitalized after sustaining injuries when police in Australia used a Taser on her inside her nursing home, according to local media and a person speaking with the family's permission.
The woman was found wandering with a knife at the Yallambee Lodge home in southern New South Wales on Wednesday, Andrew Thaler told Guardian Australia.
"That's somehow resulted in the police Tasering this woman twice, once in front of her chest, and once in the back, then she's fallen and struck her head," Thaler told the news outlet.
New South Wales state police said in a statement the woman "sustained injuries during an interaction with police at an aged care facility," and made no mention of a Taser being fired.
The 95-year-old was being monitored at Cooma District Hospital, police said.
"A critical incident team will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident," the statement added. "That investigation will be subject to independent review."
Police declined to give further details.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper identified the woman as Clare Nowland, a mother of eight, and reported she was found in her walker holding the knife when police were called to the home.
Relatives of the woman, who lived in the nursing home for five years, were at her bedside in a hospital and declined to comment, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The country's national broadcaster had reported on Nowland's 80th birthday, which she celebrated by going skydiving in Canberra.
Snowy Monaro Regional Council said it "can confirm an incident occurred" at the nursing home, which it runs.
"Council are supporting our staff, residents, and families during this difficult time," it said in a statement.
The council declined further comment, citing the police investigation and "out of respect for the privacy of those involved."
Calls to a representative for the hospital's regional health department went unanswered.
- In:
- Australia
veryGood! (4532)
Related
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging ‘Real Housewives’ creators abused a cast member
- After years of unrest, Commanders have reinvented their culture and shattered expectations
- Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- The Daily Money: All about 'Doge.'
- Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
- Today Reveals Hoda Kotb's Replacement
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress
Ranking
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans
- Satire publication The Onion acquires Alex Jones' Infowars at auction
- She's a trans actress and 'a warrior.' Now, this 'Emilia Pérez' star could make history.
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- 'Dangerous and unsanitary' conditions at Georgia jail violate Constitution, feds say
- Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused accident
- Louisville officials mourn victims of 'unthinkable' plant explosion amid investigation
Recommendation
Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
J.Crew Outlet Quietly Drops Their Black Friday Deals - Save Up to 70% off Everything, Styles Start at $12
Could trad wives, influencers have sparked the red wave among female voters?
Jake Paul's only loss led him to retool the team preparing him to face Mike Tyson
From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
'Red One' review: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans embark on a joyless search for Santa
Bodyless head washes ashore on a South Florida beach
Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal