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NSW police removed mention of Taser and knife from first statement about Clare Nowland

The 95-year-old died after she was Tasered during a confrontation with police at a nursing home in Cooma in May

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Documents show New South Wales police removed mention of paramedics, a knife and a Taser in their first statement about the Tasering of a 95-year-old grandmother.

Clare Nowland was Tasered during a confrontation with police while walking with a frame and holding a steak knife at the Yallambee Lodge in Cooma on 17 May, according to subsequent police statements.

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