NSW prosecutors appeal no-jail sentence for Kristian White over manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland

Office of Director of Public Prosecutions calls former police officer's two-year community corrections order inadequate

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Prosecutors will appeal against a decision to not send the former police officer Kristian White to prison for the manslaughter of 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland after he fatally shot her with a Taser.

After careful consideration of the judgment, the director has determined to file an appeal against the inadequacy of the sentence imposed in this matter," a spokesperson for the New South Wales Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Thursday.

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