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Kristian White: Officer spared jail for Tasering 95-year-old

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Kristian White was found guilty of manslaughter of Clare Nowland , 95 , in May 2023 .

The great-grandmother was found disoriented and holding a small kitchen knife in a care home.

White said he had used the weapon to prevent a "violent confrontation" He was sentenced to a community corrections order of two years and 425 hours of community service.

Justice Ian Harrison said White 's actions were a "terrible mistake".

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