The family of Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old grandmother from Cooma who died after being tasered by police at the Yallambee Lodge retirement home in May, is suing the state government, claiming battery and negligence.
, alleges that NSW Police acted unreasonably on the night of the incident and attempted to downplay the events in front of the facility’s staff., one of the officers involved, is facing separate criminal charges but is not listed as a defendant in the civil lawsuit.
Approximately 20 seconds later, another warning was allegedly given, “This is your first warning. You see this. This is a taser. Drop it now. See, you keep coming, you’re going to get tasered. Stop now. Don’t think I’m going to give you another warning.” They contend that the officers did not correctly consider alternative and safer methods to contain Mrs Nowland and de-escalate the situation.
The family’s lawsuit also asserts that the use of the taser violated police guidelines and that Ms Pank, as the senior officer present, failed to direct her colleague not to use the weapon on the 95-year-old.
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