SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.
He shocked Nowland, who was holding a steak knife, with his Taser, police said at the time.
The jury found White guilty of the manslaughter of Nowland after deliberating for almost a week, said a spokesperson for the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the state where the incident took place.
Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison in the state.
Nowland’s death came in the same week that a police officer in the same state was found guilty of assault after an incident involving a 16-year-old boy from the country’s Indigenous community in 2020.
Persons:
Australia —, Kristian White, Clare Nowland, Nowland, White, Karen Webb
Organizations:
New, Reuters TV State Police
Locations:
SYDNEY, Australia, Cooma, Canberra, New South Wales