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Death by Taser: the trial of police officer Kristian White

Death by Taser: the trial of police officer Kristian White

Update: 2024-12-02

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In the early hours of 17 May 2023, Senior Constable Kristian White shot 95-year-old Clare Nowland with his Taser in a Cooma nursing home. Last week, after a high-profile trial in which he pleaded not guilty, a jury found White guilty of the manslaughter of the great-grandmother. He now awaits sentencing. Reged Ahmad speaks to reporter Jordyn Beazely about the unresolved questions surrounding how police officers interact with vulnerable people

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Death by Taser: the trial of police officer Kristian White

Death by Taser: the trial of police officer Kristian White

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