澳洲一名警察為制止失智的95歲阿嬤持刀攻擊護理人員,使用電擊槍(Taser Gun)將其擊倒,後者倒地時摔到頭,於一週後去世。近日,涉案警察被判處過失殺人罪。
據CNN26日報導,死者是住在澳洲新南威爾斯州庫馬亞蘭比療養院(Yallambee Lodge)的95歲失智阿嬤諾蘭(Clare Nowland)。2023年5月17日凌晨5點左右,她身著睡衣,手持雙刀並藉助助行器在療養院內行走,拒絕護理人員要求她返回房間,還向護理人員丟出一把刀。
For the first time, #9News can bring you pictures of Clare Nowland inside her Cooma nursing home in the moments leading up to her tasering.
The vision, released by the Supreme Court, shows the 95-year-old shuffling through rooms as police and paramedics search for her. #9News pic.twitter.com/qUvsUAxGqO— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) November 13, 2024
隨後,護理人員報警叫來2名警察,後者對諾蘭發出多次警告,要求放下她手中的牛排刀但遭到拒絕,其中一名警察懷特(Kristian White)向她使用了電擊槍。
遭到電擊的諾蘭向後摔倒,頭部被撞,送醫一週後不治身亡。事後,懷特遭停職處理。
在法庭上,嫌犯懷特辯稱使用電擊槍是當時確保安全解決事件的「唯一選擇」,但這一說法遭到檢方的質疑,指其涉嫌對95歲高齡且身材瘦小的諾蘭濫用武力。
The family of a 95-year-old woman sobbed as a police officer was found guilty of killing her after he said ‘bugger it’ and fired his Taser at her in a rural nursing home.https://t.co/mgOBOVpGWW
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) November 27, 2024
陪審團經過約3天的審議後,認定他在未履行對諾蘭的照護責任並進行不合法且危險的行為,判決懷特犯下過失殺人罪,並將於近期判刑。
諾蘭的家人在判決後發表聲明,對法官、檢察官和陪審團表示感謝,強調嫌犯對諾蘭濫用武力致其死亡是犯罪行為。
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