Investigation launched after grandmother tasered in aged care facility

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Clare Nowland died in hospital on 24 May, a week after she was tasered at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Cooma. Source: Supplied

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A 95-year-old grandmother is being treated in hospital for life-threatening head injuries after she was tasered by police at an aged care facility in southern New South Wales.

A police critical incident team is conducting an investigation, overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.

Disability advocates say the incident should prompt a rethink on the use of tasers in aged care facilities.

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