Clare Nowland

On 17 May 2023, Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old resident with dementia, was Tasered by New South Wales police at an aged care home in Cooma, Australia. She was hospitalized after she fell and fractured her skull when she received the Taser electric current. She died a week later, on 24 May. The officer who fired the Taser has been suspended and charged with a number of offences. His trial was held in the NSW Supreme Court. On 27 November 2024, the officer, Senior Constable Kristian White, was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, including 425 hours of community service.