Top cop approved statement omitting police use of Taser on 95-year-old grandmother

Top cop approved statement omitting police use of Taser on 95-year-old grandmother

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she viewed the initial media release,which was “not hiding anything” by omitting the mention of a stun gun being used on Clare Nowland.

  • byOlivia Ireland andMichael McGowan

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NSW government refuses to back calls for release of Taser investigation

NSW government refuses to back calls for release of Taser investigation

The internal probe into how grandmother Clare Nowland was Tasered will join a long list of unfinished internal investigations by police.

  • byMichael McGowan andGeorgina Mitchell
Roberto died after being Tasered 14 times. It was supposed to change everything

Roberto died after being Tasered 14 times. It was supposed to change everything

After Roberto Curti’s death,guidelines on the use of Tasers were tightened. Experts and former police officers are baffled as to how a frail,elderly woman was Tasered.

  • byJordan Baker andNigel Gladstone
Use of Taser on 95-year-old could breach police procedures

Use of Taser on 95-year-old could breach police procedures

Police rules for Tasers say they should not be used on the elderly or someone of particularly small body mass,unless exceptional circumstances exist.

  • byJenny Noyes andOlivia Ireland
Taser tragedy cause for disbelief and disquiet
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Taser tragedy cause for disbelief and disquiet

The Tasering of a 95-year-old woman suffering from dementia in a southern NSW care facility has tragically once again cast attention on the appropriate use of force by NSW Police officers.

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Body-cam footage captured ‘confronting’ moment grandmother,95,was Tasered

Body-cam footage captured ‘confronting’ moment grandmother,95,was Tasered

Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said the entire incident was captured on the officer’s body camera and will now form part of a police investigation.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Jenny Noyes andPerry Duffin
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Woman,95,allegedly Tasered twice by police in NSW aged care home

Woman,95,allegedly Tasered twice by police in NSW aged care home

NSW Police are investigating after officers allegedly Tasered a 95-year-old woman in the back and chest.

  • byPerry Duffin
Budget both gives and takes from aged care sector
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Analysis

Budget both gives and takes from aged care sector

A big ticket item in the federal budget was the 15 per cent pay rise for 250,000 aged care workers,but it wasn’t all good news for the sector.

  • byRachel Lane
WA aged care worker admits to murdering elderly resident

WA aged care worker admits to murdering elderly resident

Monica Stockdale,70,was residing at the Baptistcare Bethel facility in Albany was she was strangled to death by Jacob Hoysted,20,in November.

  • byLouise Rennie
Government to name and shame aged care providers not passing on pay rise

Government to name and shame aged care providers not passing on pay rise

From January 1,providers will have to show they are passing on the full rate in quarterly financial reports while their pay rates will be published by the government.

  • byAngus Thompson
Aged care workers’ ‘historic’ wage boost to cost $11.3 billion

Aged care workers’ ‘historic’ wage boost to cost $11.3 billion

The government has revealed the bill for its promise to fund a wage rise for aged-care staff,which will see some workers’ pay packets increased by more than $10,000.

  • byAngus Thompson