In addition to a steak knife, the Australian elderly man had a walking stick. The police were called to the nursing home due to the patient’s erratic behavior.
95 years old Clare Nowland tamed with a remote control outside a nursing home in New South Wales. Nowland was taken to the hospital after the incident.
In Australia, a debate has broken out in the top management of the police about the police’s rights to use force. The elderly’s relatives demand to see, among other things, the footage of the police patrol’s body camera. The Daily Telegraph writes about it, among others (you will switch to another service).
Clare Nowland is in a critical condition.
The police officer who used the stun gun says that he had a conversation with the woman who was behaving in a confused manner for several minutes before using the stun gun.
The need to use force has also been attributed to the fragile nature of the demented person. Clare Nowland is 157 centimeters tall and weighs 43 kilograms.
Executive director of an organization representing people with memory disorders Nicole Lee said that people suffering from memory problems should be approached calmly and through discussion instead of sudden actions.