NSW senior constable on trial for manslaughter of Clare Nowland hadn’t been trained on ‘exceptional circumstances’ when Taser should not be used, trial told

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An officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old nursing home resident was not trained at the police academy on the “exceptional circumstances” when a Taser should not be deployed, his manslaughter trial has heard.

Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White is on trial after Clare Nowland died in May 2023 after being tasered. White has pleaded not guilty.