Kristian White appeared in court on assault charges after the death of 95-year-old dementia patient
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Senior Constable Kristian White remains on bail while a court awaits a post-mortem report into the death of dementia patient Clare Nowland.
The New South Wales police officer has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault after 95-year-old Nowland was Tasered in a nursing home.
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