Elderly woman, 95, tasered after wielding knife in NSW Snowy Mountains
An elderly woman is in a critical condition after she was tasered by police at an aged care home in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma yesterday after staff found Clare Nowland armed with a knife.
It's understood police used their Tasers after struggling to disarm the 95-year-old.
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Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma after staff found Clare Nowland armed with a knife. Nine
The great-grandmother was transported to Cooma Base Hospital, where she is fighting for her life.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has said her "thoughts are with the family at this difficult time".
"I understand and share the community concerns, and assure you that we are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness."
NSW Police said the 95-year-old's condition was being monitored.
"A critical incident team will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident," NSW Police said in a statement.
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The great-grandmother was at the Yallambee Lodge in Cooma at the time of the incident. Nine
"That investigation will be subject to independent review."
It is understood Nowland is well-known in the community.
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