Senior Constable Kristian White has been charged in relation to the tasering of a woman in an aged care centre (file picture). Photo: AFP
A NSW police officer who allegedly tasered a 95-year-old woman at a Cooma aged care centre has been charged.
Senior Constable Kristian White, 33, has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault.
Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition in Cooma Base Hospital.
The officer of 12 years' experience was with his partner when they were called to the aged care home in Cooma, in the state's south-east.
Nowland, who was found carrying a serrated knife, fell and fractured her skull after she was tasered.
NSW Police said Senior Constable White is expected to appear at Cooma Local Court on 5 July.
He remains suspended from duty with pay while investigations into the critical incident continue.
Earlier this week, Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she had not seen the police body-cam footage of the incident.
The commissioner said she wanted to review the footage when she had a clearer picture of what had happened.
Pressure has been growing for the NSW police minister to view the vision, over concerns public confidence in the force has eroded.
- ABC