Mum demands answers after police taser teenage daughter with cerebral palsy
A Queensland mother is demanding answers from police after the police tasered her teenage daughter who has cerebral palsy at her Townsville school.
Police say that the girl began damaging property and lunged at an officer after they went to her school to speak to her about a separate matter on Thursday.
“She’s got cerebral palsy, she has seizures, and she’s only got the use of one hand and she’s not very good on her legs, so why taser her,” the unnamed mother has told the ABC.
The mother says she learned what happened when a child safety officer called and let her know that her daughter was in hospital.
“She said that they tasered her twice, they had her handcuffed to the bed,” the mother said.
“They said that she had a cricket bat and she was smashing things with it.”
The woman has said she will lodge a complaint with police.
Police have since issued a statement confirming the incident.
“A 16-year-old girl has sustained minor injuries after being subject to a taser deployment at an educational facility in Mundingburra,” police said.
“The girl was speaking with officers in relation to a separate matter when she allegedly became aggressive and started damaging property. As police and staff attempted to calm the girl she lunged at an officer who subsequently deployed their taser.”
The girl was taken to hospital but not seriously injured. Her mother says that the girl suffered bruises to her stomach.