Stun gun used on dementia sufferer (95) at Canberra nursing home
Clare Nowland celebrating her 80th birthday by skydiving. Photo: via AP — © AP
Rod McGuirk
Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them using a walker and carrying a steak knife in an Australian nursing home, sending her to the hospital in critical condition after her head hit the floor.
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