'Negotiations commenced with Clare to essentially drop the knife but for whatever reasons, Clare did not do that.' 9News
, 95, is in a critical condition in hospital after the confrontation with police at Yallambee Lodge in Cooma on Wednesday morning.READ MORE:"The call was along the lines of one of the patients, Clare, has a knife in her possession," NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said.
She was treated by staff and paramedics at the nursing home before being rushed to Cooma Base Hospital, where she is currently in "ill health" and lapsing in and out of consciousness. "We are very concerned about the incident and that's why we have the investigation underway," Cotter said. "Any member of the police force is not above the law, our actions, no matter what we do and wherever we do it, we are always under review."We are concerned about the matter, that is why we have commenced the investigation we have."
"It forms a significant and integral part of the investigation and it is not in the public interest to be releasing that," he said.
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