NSW Police officer Kristian White to make application for judge-alone trial on manslaughter charge

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NSW Police officer Kristian White to make application for judge-alone trial on manslaughter charge
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Kristian White is set face trial in NSW Supreme Court on one count of manslaughter after the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland.

Defence lawyers will apply for a judge-alone trial for police officer Kristian James Samuel White.The lawyers for a NSW police officer accused of tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother in a Snowy Mountains nursing home have indicated they will seek a judge alone trial.

His legal team told the court they would request a one-day hearing to argue their case for a judge-alone trial.The court also heard Senior Constable White's legal team would not argue that their client acted in self-defence when his matters went to trial, which was set for November.Clare Nowland — who suffered from dementia — was tasered by Senior Constable White while on duty at the Yallambee Lodge aged care centre in Cooma on May 17, 2023.

It is scheduled to begin on November 11 and is expected to last four weeks, although Crown prosecutors told the court it could finish sooner.ABC South East NSW — local news in your inboxPhoto shows Kamala Harris holds up her hand to her chin and squints while looking to the side

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