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While the number of reports decreased for the year overall, Fernandes explained those numbers could be misleading as new rules implemented at the beginning of 2023 allowed for broader allowance of team use of force reports.

Commissioner Webb says she didn't want to speculate about whether police officers required special training to work with people with dementia.

The 13 reports relating to officers drawing or firing firearms in 2023 decreased by five from 2022. And of those 13, four saw firearms discharged for compassionate reasons related to animal dispatch. The remaining nine firearms reports were the result of high-risk incidents throughout the year where police had concerns for public safety.

A use of force report must be completed by any service member who draws or discharges a firearm in public or who uses physical force on a person resulting in an injury requiring medical attention.

Less than four hours after senior constable Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter, the NSW Police commissioner admits she is "always learning".

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White's bail has been continued and the proceedings have been adjourned to Thursday to consider the Crown's detention application.

White and another officer responded to a triple-0 call made by staff as the great-grandmother roamed the facility in her walker, initially holding two knives and entering other residents' rooms.

“Having the CEW as a use of force option definitely decreases having to use more physical force or to resort to other options such as the (baton) or (pepper) spray or anything else. It’s a very valuable tool,” Fernandes said in an interview after the meeting.

According to annual data, there were 18 reports that stemmed from eight different events in 2022. But under the new reporting standards, most of those 18 could have been submitted as team reports.

The total number of reports decreased to 32 in 2023 compared to 39 in 2022, with the biggest change being in the use of conductive energy weapons (CEW), commonly known as stun guns.

Local police drew stun guns 13 times in 2023, making it “the most common use of force option,” and frequently found drawing alone to be effective.

Members of Clare Nowland’s family who were in the court bowed their heads in relief and embraced each other when the verdict was read.

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NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has spoken about the verdict and expressed her "deepest condolences" to the Nowland family.

Insp. Julio Fernandes presented the service’s annual report on use of force during the Jan. 18 police services board meeting at the South Division station in Bradford.

"The family will take some time to come to terms with the jury’s confirmation that Clare’s death at the hands of a serving NSW police officer was a criminal and unjustified act."

Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC argued during the trial that White had breached a duty of care he owed to Mrs Nowland and committed manslaughter by way of criminal negligence or by committing an unlawful or dangerous act.

A 12-person jury delivered its judgement on the fifth day of deliberations in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney, finding White guilty of the single charge of manslaughter.

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She was later found by paramedics and police officers, including White, in a nurses' room at the facility with one steak knife.

Prior to 2023, if multiple officers attending the same call used the same force item, officers were required to file individual reports, but under new standards, officers are now able to submit a team report.

The commissioner said the NSW Police taser policy and training was "appropriate" and that no changes had been made following a review in January.

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"It is difficult to watch but again, I want to be very careful about what I say, given that the court proceeding are still afoot," she said.

While probes on wires can be launched to stun people from a distance, the probes can also be energized without launching to stun people in close quarters. This is officially referred to as a drive strike.

Justice Ian Harrison told the court he wanted to hear more evidence about the conditions White could face if taken into custody.

Mrs Nowland, who suffered symptoms of dementia, fell and hit her head after she was tasered and died a week later in Cooma Hospital from an inoperable brain bleed.

"The family would like to thank the judge and jury for carefully considering the matter and the DPP prosecution team for their hard work," it said.

A police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman in her New South Wales aged care home has been found guilty of manslaughter.

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He was followed by media as he exited the building, but avoided answering any questions before being driven away in the passenger seat of a waiting vehicle.

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Mr Hatfield said White's use of the taser in his role as a police officer was unnecessary and excessive, given Mrs Nowland's advanced age, her reliance on a walker, her demented state, her fall risk, and that the officers present were able to move away from her.

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The annual report shows 2023 is the fifth consecutive year where the number of incidents involving less-lethal options outnumbered firearms usage.

Defence barrister Troy Edwards SC argued that White's actions were not disproportionate to the threat Mrs Nowland posed, and were a necessary use of force to prevent a "breach of the peace".

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A NSW Supreme Court jury has found Kristian White guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland, who he tasered at her aged care home in May 2023.

The 34-year-old has had his bail continued, and the proceedings have been adjourned to Thursday when arguments will be heard in relation to the Crown seeking a detention application.

Her family members, who have asked for their privacy to be respected, left the Supreme Court chatting and holding hands.

An exchange lasted for about three minutes where officers attempted to get Mrs Nowland to drop the knife and stop moving, before White said "bugger it" and deployed his taser.