A 95-year-old woman with dementia has been tasered by police in a nursing home - and is now in critical condition in hospital - after she was found holding a serrated steak knife.
A 95-year-old woman with dementia was tasered in a nursing home - and is now in critical condition in hospital.
Two officers rushed to the scene alongside paramedics and the group tried to 'de-escalate the matter' for a 'number of minutes', police said. The pensioner, who weighs just 43kg, was tasered by an officer as she slowly made her way towards the police.Clare Nowland was walking towards officers at a 'slow pace' when she was tasered and fell to the floor
North South Wales elevated the investigation to a 'level one' stage due to the fact the injury could lead to death.
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