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The Tasering of a 95-year-old woman
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The police officer who allegedly Tasered 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland reportedly said three words before firing: “No, bugger it”.
He will now face court, where we will learn more about what led up to the incident and what contributed to Nowland’s death.
But the biggest question is how the police ended up confronting an elderly person in aged care, who was distressed and in need of help.
Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on the systemic failures that surround the death of Clare Nowland.
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Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.
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