A police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser in an Australian nursing home has been found guilty of manslaughter after the jury found that the great-grandmother, who was holding a knife,

Kristian White was called to a care home in May 2023 after reports that resident Clare Nowland, who suffered from symptoms of dementia, was acting erratically.

A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court.

Police were called after nursing home staff reported the woman had taken a serrated steak knife from the kitchen.