Woman dies in Newcastle after being shot with Taser and bean bag rounds by NSW police

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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