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What happened to Clare Nowland speaks volumes about two critical issues—the rising levels of police violence and the appalling conditions in chronically-underfunded aged care homes.

A Taser assault on an elderly woman by NSW Police has caused national outrage and sparked an outcry for answers from the officers involved.

Clare Nowland was slowly approaching an officer in her walking frame when she was Tasered at Yallambee Lodge in southern NSW about 4.15am last Wednesday.

The Tasering of Clare Nowland warrants a full and transparent investigation. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb needs to ensure that happens.

Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian police officer who allegedly tasered a 95-year-old woman in her nursing home last week has been charged with multiple offenses including recklessly causing grievous

A police officer has been charged after twice tasering a 95-year-old woman in a care home, causing her to fall and fracture her skull.

The 95-year-old grandmother who was tasered by police has died a short time after the officer in question was charged.

The death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was allegedly tasered by police at an Australian nursing home, has sparked a controversy in the country. The use of stun guns by the New South Wales state police, has also come under scrutiny

Hours before Clare Nowland died, the police announced charges against the officer who used the stun gun on her in the care facility where she lived.

Clare Nowland, the Australian great-grandmother who was tasered by police in an incident that outraged the nation, has died from her injuries.