Jail Not ‘inevitable’ For Nsw Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 95-year-old Clare Nowland With A Taser

Judge rules Kristian White should remain in the community while sentence considered, highlighting case’s ‘unique’ nature

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Jail is not “inevitable” for the New South Wales police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser, the supreme court heard on Friday.

But Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White should not hold “unwarranted hope” he would necessarily avoid imprisonment, Justice Ian Harrison said in continuing the officer’s bail until sentencing next year.

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