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| Magistrate berates prosecutors as police officer charged with Tasering Clare Nowland appears in court via video | Magistrate berates prosecutors as police officer charged with Tasering Clare Nowland appears in court via video |
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| Kristian White was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to 95-year-old grandmother | Kristian White was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to 95-year-old grandmother |
| A magistrate has berated prosecutors for allowing the police officer accused of Tasering a 95-year-old grandmother not to appear in person before court. | A magistrate has berated prosecutors for allowing the police officer accused of Tasering a 95-year-old grandmother not to appear in person before court. |
| Snr Constable Kristian White appeared before the Cooma local court via video link on Wednesday over the Tasering of Clare Nowland, who later died from injuries sustained in the incident. | Snr Constable Kristian White appeared before the Cooma local court via video link on Wednesday over the Tasering of Clare Nowland, who later died from injuries sustained in the incident. |
| The 33-year-old has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. | The 33-year-old has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. |
| A plea has not been entered on any of the charges. | A plea has not been entered on any of the charges. |
| Magistrate Roger Clisdell chastised the director of public prosecutions for allowing the accused not to appear in person. | Magistrate Roger Clisdell chastised the director of public prosecutions for allowing the accused not to appear in person. |
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| The magistrate noted money had been spent on extra security in preparation for the matter being heard in court, saying he was disgusted. | The magistrate noted money had been spent on extra security in preparation for the matter being heard in court, saying he was disgusted. |
| “We’ve got a court full of security, at great expense, and the DPP decided he would appear via [video link],” he told the court. | “We’ve got a court full of security, at great expense, and the DPP decided he would appear via [video link],” he told the court. |
| “Who runs the court, [the DPP] or me? Dumbo sitting on the bench here has to suck it up … I am not happy.” | “Who runs the court, [the DPP] or me? Dumbo sitting on the bench here has to suck it up … I am not happy.” |
| The DPP had applied for bail for White, with conditions that would require him to appear in person for future hearings. | The DPP had applied for bail for White, with conditions that would require him to appear in person for future hearings. |
| White’s lawyers said he did not present a flight risk and had no risk of reoffending. | White’s lawyers said he did not present a flight risk and had no risk of reoffending. |
| However, Clisdell threw out the bail application. | However, Clisdell threw out the bail application. |
| “[The DPP] excused him today, so why should I put him at your beck and call and not mine?” he said. | “[The DPP] excused him today, so why should I put him at your beck and call and not mine?” he said. |
| It is alleged White Tasered Nowland at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Cooma in May, after being called out to the centre. | It is alleged White Tasered Nowland at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Cooma in May, after being called out to the centre. |
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| Nowland, who police say was holding a steak knife while using a walking frame, was allegedly Tasered after she failed to drop the knife. | Nowland, who police say was holding a steak knife while using a walking frame, was allegedly Tasered after she failed to drop the knife. |
| The 95-year-old then fell to the ground, hit her head and suffered a fractured skull. | The 95-year-old then fell to the ground, hit her head and suffered a fractured skull. |
| She died at the Cooma Base hospital a week later. | She died at the Cooma Base hospital a week later. |
| White was suspended from NSW police with pay following the incident. | White was suspended from NSW police with pay following the incident. |
| The most serious of the charges he faces, recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. | The most serious of the charges he faces, recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. |
| Following Nowland’s death, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said upgrading the charges was a possibility. | Following Nowland’s death, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said upgrading the charges was a possibility. |
| The matter will return to court on 6 September. | The matter will return to court on 6 September. |