The case of the police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman is reaching its conclusion in court.

As the trial of Senior Constable Kristian White enters its final phase, the police officer who used a Taser on an elderly resident resulting in her death is one step closer to facing the consequences of his actions. The incident took place in a treatment room at Yallambee Lodge, an aged-care home in Cooma, New South Wales, on the early morning of May 17, 2023.

The victim, 95-year-old Clare Nowland, was a great-grandmother who was suffering from symptoms of dementia. She was holding a steak knife when Senior Constable White discharged his stun gun at her. As a result, she fell backwards and hit her head, leading to her death a week later in the hospital.

The trial, which is now in its seventh day at the NSW Supreme Court, has been marked by the presentation of dramatic footage captured by the nursing home's CCTV and police body cameras. The videos show Senior Constable White shouting at Ms. Nowland as she slowly moves towards him, and then deploying his Taser by first releasing a warning spark before firing it.

During his testimony, White maintained that he was justified in using the weapon, even though only one minute had passed since he first encountered Ms. Nowland in the treatment room. When asked by prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, "You maintain, do you, that you wanted to give her as much time as possible and every opportunity to stop or drop the knife?" Senior Constable White answered, "Yes."

The trial is set to resume today, with Hatfield giving his closing submissions to the jury, followed by White's defense barrister Troy Edwards SC. The presiding judge, Justice Ian Harrison, will then address the jury before they retire to consider their verdict.

It has been a highly emotional and tense trial, with the jury being shown the tragic events that led to the death of an elderly woman. The court has also heard about the devastating impact of the incident on Ms. Nowland's family and the community as a whole. As the trial comes to a close, the jury will have the difficult task of determining the fate of Senior Constable White and bringing closure to this heartbreaking case.

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