Summary of the news
- The 95yearold woman who was attacked by police in Australia has died.
- Clare Nowland was hit with a stun gun last Wednesday (17).
- The elderly woman, who weighed just 43kg, had a knife in her hand when it all happened.
- Clare was at the nursing home where she lived and was popular with the other residents.
Clare Nowland died about a week after being attacked by police. Montage R7/Playback Facebook/YouTube ABC News Australia
died on 95yearold woman attacked by police in New South Wales, Australia. Clare Nowland, who suffered from dementia, was hit twice in the care home incident and fell to the ground.
Clare, mother of eight, was holding a knife when police quietly approached her around 4am during the incident last Wednesday (17).
According to information from the “Mirror”, 33yearold police officer Kristian White shot the elderly woman with his stun gun.
Clare, who weighed just 43kg, was hit and fell, cracking her head in the fall. She suffered a brain hemorrhage.
The officer is charged with aggravated assault and assault. During a press conference, Police Commissioner Karen Webb announced that the case is with the judiciary: “This matter is now before the courts and I can say little more than that the Nowland family have been informed of this development.” Webb added that her Thoughts and prayers are with the Nowland family.
Family friend Andrew Thaler told Guardian Australia last week: “Police hit this woman twice, once in the chest and once in the back, and then she fell and hit her head.”
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The officer who shot Clare faces a total of 19 years in prison on all counts. He is suspended from work without pay.
When asked by journalists why the images of the moment the elderly woman was hit were not published, the detective merely replied that she was not the investigator of the case.
Clare’s death sparked outrage on social media. The older woman was considered very sweet in the community where she lived.
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