"Controversy Erupts as Australian Police Taser 95-Year-Old Woman with Dementia"

Australian police used a stun gun on a 95-year-old woman with dementia who approached them with a steak knife in a nursing home, sending her to the hospital in critical condition. The incident has sparked debate about police use of stun guns and prompted a high-level police internal investigation. The police officer who fired the stun gun is currently "not in the workplace," but it is unclear whether the officer was suspended. The incident has been criticized as an excessive use of force and police brutality.