The family of a 95-year-old woman who died after she was tasered by police in an aged care home is suing the NSW government.
The civil case came before Bega District Court on Tuesday, with Clare Margaret Nowland listed as the plaintiff.
It’s understood the civil proceedings were initially filed while the 95-year-old was still fighting for her life in Cooma Hospital, with her family now pursuing the case since her death in May.
The case was first lodged by her family on May 19, five days before Nowland died.
The civil case was adjourned for six weeks, with a pre-trial conference date scheduled in court for August 24.
The grandmother, who had dementia and weighed 43 kilograms, was confronted by police while using a walking frame and holding a steak knife.
She was tasered and fell, striking her head on the ground.
Nowland clung to life for a week after sustaining critical injuries including a fractured skull.
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Senior Constable Kristian White was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault after the incident.
The 33-year-old officer, who is stood down and on full pay, appeared before Cooma local court via video link on July 5.
He is yet to enter a plea and the matter will return to court on September 6.
Hundreds overflowed St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cooma to farewell the much-loved community member on June 13.
Nowland was a mother of eight, grandmother of 24, and great-grandmother of 29, who suffered from dementia.
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