Senior Constable Kristian White remains on bail while a courtawaits a post-mortem report into the death of dementia patient Clare Nowland.
Senior Constable Kristian White remains on bail while a court awaits a post-mortem report into the death of dementia patient Clare Nowland.
The NSW police officer has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault after 95-year-old Ms Nowland was Tasered in a nursing home. White, 33, and his partner remained steadfast in front of reporters outside Cooma Local Court on Wednesday and he maintained his silence while being peppered with questions.Senior Constable Kristian White arrives with his partner at the Cooma Local Court in Cooma, NSW, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Senior Constable Kristian White is set to appear in court on charges over the tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who later died following the incident.
Magistrate Roger Clisdell had lambasted the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions for allowing White to dial in via video link for his first court mention in July.It's alleged White fired his stun gun at Clare Nowland after she was seen holding a steak knife while using a walking frame at the nursing home in the southern NSW town of Cooma in May.The grandmother fell and hit her head, which resulted in a fractured skull, and died at Cooma Base Hospital a week later.
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