{"id":285812,"date":"2023-05-24T17:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=285812"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:50:17","slug":"95-year-old-woman-tasered-by-police-in-australia-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/world\/95-year-old-woman-tasered-by-police-in-australia-dies\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"95-year-old woman Tasered by police in Australia dies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 95-year-old woman who was Tasered by police at an Australian care home, sparking a public outcry, has died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clare Nowland was critically injured after police responded to reports she was wandering around the home with a steak knife at about 04:00 last Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_South_Wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New South Wales<\/a> Police (NSW) said she died &#8220;surrounded by family and loved ones&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer who Tasered Mrs Nowland has been charged with assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 33-year-old senior constable will face court in early July on charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He remains suspended from duty with pay while investigations continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Nowland lived in a care home in the town of Cooma about 114km (71 miles) south of Canberra, Australia&#8217;s capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSW Police said their thoughts and condolences &#8220;remain with those who were lucky enough to know, love, and be loved by Mrs Nowland during a life she led hallmarked by family, kindness and community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, police said she was &#8220;armed&#8221; with a steak knife. On Friday, they confirmed that she required a walking frame to move and the officer discharged his Taser after she began approaching &#8220;at a slow pace&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Nowland is believed to have suffered a fractured skull and a serious brain bleed after falling and hitting her head during the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has prompted calls for a state parliamentary inquiry and the release of police bodycam vision of the confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Mrs Nowland&#8217;s family said she was a &#8220;well respected, much loved and a giving member of her local community&#8221; and the &#8220;loving and gentle-natured matriarch of the Nowland family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have asked for privacy following her death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/world\/\">More Stories Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 95-year-old woman who was Tasered by police at an Australian care home, sparking a public outcry, has died. Clare Nowland was critically injured after police responded to reports she was wandering around the home with a steak knife at about 04:00 last Wednesday. 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