Clare Nowland Wiki & Biography: Armed with a steak knife, Clare Nowland was approaching police and using a walker when she was shot by police in a downstate nursing home. The entire incident was captured on body camera footage of her. In this incident, the grandmother suffered serious injuries.
Clare Nowland Wiki (95 year old grandmother who was attacked by a police officer)
On May 17, 2023, a 95-year-old woman named Clare Nowland was found with a serrated steak knife at Yallambee Lodge in Cooma. Police said she was still armed with a knife when police arrived at the senior care center.
The police could not get him to drop the knife. She hit Mrs. Nowland with a taser, causing Clare to fall to the ground and hit her head.
Clare is hospitalized and goes down and down with her family. On May 19, 2023, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Cotter repeatedly refused to answer questions about whether the officer who fired the Taser would face charges.
Peter said,
“I am not an investigator, I am not in a position to speak on whether or not this officer will face criminal charges.”
They Asked:
“What are the potential charges the officer could face?”
Answered,
“I’m not going to answer that.”
Peter thanked the reporter for asking the question. He said,
“I know where he’s getting at with that, but in fairness to everyone involved here, I’m not going to talk about this particular officer and any criminal charges. Let me cut it for you. But please don’t ask that again. I think I get it.”
Also he said,
“What I can say is that this is a very active and serious investigation… that is being investigated by the homicide department.”
Peter explained the body camera footage of the incident as a confrontation. He said it was not in the public interest to share that footage.
Peter said the officers tried to negotiate with Clare before she started walking towards the police.
He approached the policemen with a slow step, helping himself with his walk. When the superior officer fired the Taser, she fell to the ground and hit her head.
Mr. Peter said:
“She was in the room…she had a knife in her hand and it’s fair to say she was armed with that knife.”
After failing to negotiate with Miss Clare to get her to drop the knife, one of the officers fired a taser. That senior officer will not return to work until the investigation is complete.
Mr. Peter said:
“No officer, none of us, is above the law. All of our actions will be rigorously scrutinized.”
“My thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. I understand and share the concerns of the community and can assure you that we are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness.”
The residence is managed by the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. A council spokesperson said:
“The council is supporting our staff, residents and families through this difficult time. There are no further comments at this time due to the ongoing investigation and out of respect for the privacy of those involved.”
On the municipality’s website, it is written about the facility,
“The lodge includes beautiful gardens and open common areas for activities and socializing.”
Police have explained what happened when 95-year-old Clare Nowland was shocked at her Cooma nursing home | @ChloeBouras pic.twitter.com/BDRe7ouF4o
— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) May 19, 2023
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