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Calls for change in NSW Police Force after death of 95-year-old woman

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New South Wales police say the charge against an officer who is accused of tasering a 95-year-old woman with dementia, could be upgraded after the great-grandmother died from her injuries. Disability and aged care advocates are calling for reform to better protect vulnerable people who come in contact with police.
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