An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old woman with dementia continues, with evidence focusing on how responders managed the situation. Multiple outlets report that the inquest hears discussion about whether the woman should have been shot with a Taser or allowed to calm down first. The court hears that there was concern the woman could injure herself with a knife, even though she was elderly and affected by dementia. Despite that risk, testimony presented to the inquest indicates that leaving her to settle rather than using a Taser was considered preferable. The reporting across sources does not identify new conclusions about liability or medical cause of death, but it frames the central issue as a decision-making question for responders: whether de-escalation and waiting for calm was the safer option, compared with using the Taser. The inquest is ongoing.
Inquest hears care options discussed in death of 95-year-old taser incident
An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old woman with dementia continues, with evidence focusing on how responders managed the situation. Multiple outlets report that the inquest hears discussion abou...
- The inquest concerns the death of a 95-year-old woman who had dementia.
- Evidence includes discussion of whether responders should use a Taser or allow the woman to calm down.
- Testimony addresses a risk that the woman could hurt herself with a knife.
- All sources report that leaving her to calm down was described as preferable to shooting her with a Taser.
- The inquest is continuing and no final findings are reported in the excerpts.
Despite the risk that a 95-year-old with dementia could hurt herself with a knife, an inquest has heard that leaving her to calm down was preferable to shooting her with a Taser.
3 months agoDespite the risk that a 95-year-old with dementia could hurt herself with a knife, an inquest has heard that leaving her to calm down was preferable to shooting her with a Taser.
3 months agoDespite the risk that a 95-year-old with dementia could hurt herself with a knife, an inquest has heard that leaving her to calm down was preferable to shooting her with a Taser.
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