Police officer found guilty of manslaughter after shooting Clare Nowland with a Taser in NSW nursing home

A jury has found Kristian White guilty of manslaughter over the death of the 95-year-old

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A police officer who fatally shot a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser because she refused to put down a sharp knife has been convicted of manslaughter in the New South Wales supreme court.

Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday. He will remain on bail until he is sentenced, with Justice Ian Harrison to hear arguments by the prosecution and defence on Friday.

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