Clare Nowland's family WE WANT ANSWER
New Idea|June 5. 2023
A GREAT-GRANDMA'S DEATH AFTER BEING TASERED BY POLICE SPARKS OUTRAGE
Clare Nowland's family WE WANT ANSWER

Body-camera footage of a frail 95-year-old woman clutching her walking frame before being tasered by a policeman was initially deemed not necessary to watch by the NSW police commissioner – but the recorded scenes will haunt the great-grandmother’s family forever.

Clare Nowland, who weighed just 43kg and suffered from dementia, passed away in Cooma Hospital on May 24, one week after the incident which caused national outrage.

Understandably, the death has left Clare’s children, grandchildren and great-children heartbroken and demanding justice.

This story is from the June 5. 2023 edition of New Idea.

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