A 95-year-old woman who suffers from dementia is in hospital with a suspected fractured skull and “brain bleed” after she was Tasered by police at an aged care facility.
Andrew Thaler, who ran as an independent candidate for Eden-Monaro and spoke to Guardian Australia with permission from the woman’s family, said the woman was Tasered in the early hours of Wednesday morning after she was found wandering with a knife in her hand.
“That’s somehow resulted in the police Tasering this woman twice, once in front of her chest, and once in the back, then she’s fallen and struck her head,” Thaler said.
The woman was taken to Cooma district hospital, where police said she was being monitored.
“The family are grieving because they don’t expect their nan to make it through the the day or tomorrow at the latest,” Thaler said.
Police have launched a critical incident investigation into the matter which took place at Cooma’s Yallambee Lodge, which is run by the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.
The facility is a 40-bed facility designed for “people who can no longer look after themselves in their own home”.
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In a statement police said the investigation would be subject to an independent review.
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