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Cop who tasered elderly woman should have 'evaluated'

Cop who tasered elderly woman should have 'evaluated'

Police should aim to use the least amount of force necessary when conducting their duties, a trial over the tasering death of an elderly woman has been told.

Cops 'did their best' by tasering great-grandmother

Cops 'did their best' by tasering great-grandmother

Cops 'did their best' by tasering great-grandmother

Cops 'did their best' by tasering great-grandmother

A police officer who attended a nursing home when a 95-year-old with dementia symptoms was tasered told colleagues that was the best they could have done.

Nurse's alarm as cop tasered 95-year-old great-gran

Nurse's alarm as cop tasered 95-year-old great-gran

Nurse's alarm as cop tasered 95-year-old great-gran

Nurse's alarm as cop tasered 95-year-old great-gran

A nurse's curiosity when a police officer pulled out his Taser turned to concern when he used it on an elderly woman holding a knife, a court has been told.

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'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

An aged-care resident armed with a steak knife was told she was "going to get tased" before a police officer fired his weapon on her.

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

A police officer told a colleague he had to taser a 95-year-old woman armed with a steak knife to prevent violence in an aged-care home, a jury has heard.

Woman who left ill mother for weekend away dodges jail

Woman who left ill mother for weekend away dodges jail

A Sydney woman, the live-in carer for her chronically ill mother, has avoided a jail term for failing to provide her the necessities of life.

Heroin addict murdered elderly mother with pot plant

Heroin addict murdered elderly mother with pot plant

A man has been found guilty of murdering his 82-year-old mother with a pot plant during a heated argument, after which he pawned her belongings to buy drugs.

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Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

Ex-councillor avoids jail over drug-fuelled attack

An ex-Sydney councillor has avoided being sent back to jail over an attack on his elderly godmother that stemmed from his addiction to prescription stimulants.

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death

A NSW police officer has denied unlawfully killing a 95-year-old woman with dementia, who was tasered while holding a knife.

Stolen Generations call for support to age with dignity

Stolen Generations call for support to age with dignity

Stolen Generations call for support to age with dignity

Stolen Generations call for support to age with dignity

Australia's Stolen Generations survivors need trauma-informed care as they age, say the organisations who support them.

'Tragic flaws' in Qld assisted dying law, coroner finds

'Tragic flaws' in Qld assisted dying law, coroner finds

'Tragic flaws' in Qld assisted dying law, coroner finds

'Tragic flaws' in Qld assisted dying law, coroner finds

A coroner has found serious flaws around Queensland's voluntary assisted dying safeguards led to a man having access to fatal drugs meant for someone else.

Cop to argue reasonable force in 95yo's taser death

Cop to argue reasonable force in 95yo's taser death

Cop to argue reasonable force in 95yo's taser death

Cop to argue reasonable force in 95yo's taser death

Senior Constable Kristian White is due to face trial for the manslaughter of great-grandmother Clare Nowland, who died after being tasered at an aged-care home.

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

The removal of a $400,000 concession subsidy has left commuters on several regional NSW bus routes facing a massive increase in fares.

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

An 88-year-old woman was given a lethal dose of drugs by her doctor son who had the "express intention" of ending his mother's life.

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Ad campaign to tackle 'unacceptable' elder abuse

A $4.8 million ad campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse and expose the hidden form of cruelty will run over the coming months.

Woman left chronically ill parents in near squalor

A woman has been cleared of financially defrauding her elderly parents, but found guilty of leaving them without care, placing her mum at serious risk of harm.

Cop who tasered gran pleads not guilty to manslaughter

A police officer who tasered a great-grandmother who later died has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and awaits a four-week trial.

Call to mandate minimum training for aged care workers

Aged care workers should have minimum training standards to ensure better quality care for patients and greater career progression, a new report says.

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Cop to face trial after 95-year-old patient tasered

A police officer charged with manslaughter will face trial in the NSW Supreme Court, accused of fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a nursing home.

Nursing home resident fights off violent sex attacker

A 76-year-old woman has allegedly been sexually assaulted by an intruder, the second such attack in a NSW nursing home in recent months.

Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

A policeman accused of fatally tasering a woman at a nursing home in NSW has faced a tense courtroom for the first time since being charged with manslaughter.

Palliative care demand grows as population ages

The older Australian population is set to explode in coming years, driving up already in-demand services for palliative and end-of-life care.

Tasered gran's children edge closer to seeing cop video

Clare Nowland's children are fighting to view body-worn video of her tasering by a NSW police officer despite "strident" attempts to block their access.

Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

A coroner has found a 72-year-old woman who suffered a fatal fall at a supported living facility had been left unsupervised outside at night.

Grandkids urged to help teach seniors their cyber ABCs

Federal police have shared cyber security tips, encouraging the younger generation to help their less digitally savvy grandparents.

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