Australian police use stun gun on 95-year-old woman with dementia who approached them with knife
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Australian police used a stun gun on a 95-year-old woman with dementia who was approaching them with a knife. She was sent to the hospital in critical condition.
It also has sparked debate about how New South Wales state police use stun guns, which are widely known as Tasers after a major manufacturer. They are a less lethal option than firearms but have occasionally proved more dangerous than other policing options.
Police said Nowland received her injuries from striking her head on the floor, rather than directly from the stun gun’s debilitating electric shock.
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