The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission can’t intervene in critical investigations after a person is killed or badly injured by police. A former commissioner wants that to change.
Senior Constable Kristian White allegedly said “bugger it” after repeatedly asking the 95-year-old to drop a steak knife.
In a tribute,Clare Nowland’s family said they were thankful for the support of hospital staff after she was allegedly Tasered by Senior Constable Kristian White on May 18.
Great-grandmother Clare Nowland,95,was surrounded by family when she died on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old senior constable attached to Monaro Police District has been suspended from duty with pay as investigations into the Tasering of the 95-year-old continue.
The 2020 incident,in which a suspect was unlawfully detained by two NSW Police officers,was condemned by a “horrified” magistrate.
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.
The internal probe into how grandmother Clare Nowland was Tasered will join a long list of unfinished internal investigations by police.
Police Commissioner Karen Webb met with the family of Clare Nowland on Friday and said the next few days would likely be “very difficult” for the 95-year-old’s loved ones.
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.
The 95-year-old,who was Tasered by police and is now clinging to life in hospital,helped prop up her community for decades.