‘Different when there’s a knife raised at you’: officer feared Clare Nowland would stab her before Taser deployed

Paramedic witness tells Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial that 95-year-old Nowland ‘didn’t appear to acknowledge’ warnings or instructionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police officer who tried to disarm a 95-year-old nursing home resident who had a steak knife has told a court she feared she would be stabbed – and was “comfortable” with her partner’s decision to draw a Taser.Acting Sgt Jess Pank, who appeared in the New South Wales supreme court on Thursday, responded to the call-out from a Snowy Mountains nursing home about a resident carrying a knife alongside Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Nov 14, 2024 - 02:00
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‘Different when there’s a knife raised at you’: officer feared Clare Nowland would stab her before Taser deployed

Paramedic witness tells Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial that 95-year-old Nowland ‘didn’t appear to acknowledge’ warnings or instructions

A police officer who tried to disarm a 95-year-old nursing home resident who had a steak knife has told a court she feared she would be stabbed – and was “comfortable” with her partner’s decision to draw a Taser.

Acting Sgt Jess Pank, who appeared in the New South Wales supreme court on Thursday, responded to the call-out from a Snowy Mountains nursing home about a resident carrying a knife alongside Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White.

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