95 year old woman with dementia critical after being tazered by Australian police

Not being factious, but at 95 can it be called early onset dementia? Or is that the term used to describe the stage it's in?

Yes, there is several stages of dementia.

According to her family she had signs of early dementia, perfectly able to communicate but sometimes forgetful.

She didn't have signs of being a super strong knife smith who could stab 2 arm police officers, or if she did, they didn't say.

She is not investigating the incident

Why is she listening to the audio of the incident so?

You'd have to ask her that.

She has already been asked.

She hasn't watched the video because she wants to remain objective. She doesn't want any single piece of evidence tainting her view, but listening to is okay apparently.

She will probably watch it once all the rest of evidence is in and she has to make a decision on it.

The fact she hard the audio, and will probably now watch the footage due to media pressure, doesn't mean she is suddenly on the ground investigating

Again, no one suggested she should be on the ground investigating.

It's pretty obvious why she hasn't watched it or at least claimed she hasn't watched it.

She doesn't want to be questioned about it.

Car Crash interview above.

yeah, back off and try to de-escalate.

Looks bad for police, but looks terrible for the care home employees that called police!

Seems like an overreaction on everyone's part.

95 on a walking frame. no need to be tasered.

She did not have early onset dementia, which refers to the persons age.

Correct. Early onset dementia is develop before the age of 65. She had some other form of dementia.

If you watched the video you would know.

You are being contrary for the sake of it, your bad faith posting is a complete time sink.

You engaged tabloid sensationalism in bringing up the commissioner. Whether she watches a video is not the issue here. It's the tasering of a 95 year old. I pointing out the sensationalism, as did other posters. That is not bad faith posting.

Nor is pointing out inaccurate claims. Like for example when you mistakenly said early onset dementia. You made a mistake. But pointing out inaccurate statements cannot be considered bad faith. I cases like there accuracy and truth are very important.

Pretty lazy response. I have watched it. If doesn't say what you claimed. If that's the best response, I'll take as acknowledging you are wrong and move on.

You think it's reality to make the issue about the commissioner, and not solely about the victim?

Where does that article back up your nonsense above?

But screw the family wishes, amirite?

An independent investigation? Wow, I'm shocked...well no, I'm not all, seeing's that's precisely what I told you should happen in my very first reply. And also point out politicos were calling for it above. 🙄

There has been no suggestion she threatened anyone with the knife. So not highly unlikely at all.

Mr Thaler earlier said that Mrs Nowland's family had been under the belief that their beloved oldest member could simply have been making toast in one of the kitchens beforehand. 

'Her family is just incredulous (at what happened),' he said. 

The family believe the facility itself was not properly staffed to care for patients with dementia. 

Yallambee Lodge is a 40-bed facility designed for people who can no longer look after themselves in their own homes, according to the council's website.

Mr Thaler believed there may have been just two carers on duty at 4am for 40 patients in five houses and there was 'a lack of training and for some of these workers, English is not their first language, they may have panicked'.

Details of the cops history are also immerging.

Looks very like over stretched staff were confused and panicked the poor lady was unlucky that one of the cops that responded had a history of aggression.

Either way there is absolute no excuse how the Commissioner is handling the aftermath.

This is today.

We don’t know why the aged-care facility called police in the first place

She really is see no evil hear evil, isn't she?

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Being reported now that the police officer concerned has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. Also that his suspension from duty is now suspension without pay.

(It's on the Guardian Australia live feed. I'm not linking to it because, well, it's a live feed and it will very shortly be showing different items. But no doubt there'll be a linkable report before long.)

Maybe they didn't want to be legally responsible for what happened if they intervened. Maybe she was difficult in the past or her family was difficult to deal with/litigious types. It's a minefield.