Woman dies in Newcastle after being shot with Taser and bean bag rounds by NSW police
by Catie McLeod from on (#6ERWX)
Police claim the woman, 47, threatened officers with an axe in Stockton before barricading herself inside an apartment where she was shot with less than lethal options'
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A woman has died after New South Wales police officers allegedly shot her with a Taser and bean bag-style rounds during a standoff after the 47-year-old reportedly threatened officers with an axe.
The woman's death in hospital on Thursday night will be examined by the force's watchdog, authorities said on Friday.
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