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May 24. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Australian authorities have confirmed this Wednesday that Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old woman, has died a week after a police officer reduced her with a taser gun during an altercation.
The security forces, who have filed charges against the agent involved, have explained that the woman died at the Cooma Hospital, where she was admitted, according to information from the newspaper ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’.
Thus, agent Kristian White has been charged with negligence after causing serious damage by using the gun in question to reduce it. The woman, who suffered from dementia, was carrying a knife at the time of the incident and hit her head after falling to the ground.
The New South Wales Police has indicated in a statement that the elderly woman died around 7:00 p.m. (local time) “surrounded by her loved ones.” “Our prayers and condolences go out to those who were lucky enough to know, love and be loved by Nowland during her lifetime,” the text reads.
“We will continue to offer support to his family as they grieve their loss and ask that their privacy be respected at this time,” he said.
