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Woman dies after being hit by bean bag round, tasered by police at Stockton

www.abc.net.au Woman shot with bean bag round, tasered in deadly end to Newcastle siege

Police say they will investigate "less than lethal" options after a 47-year-old died in hospital after being subdued in her home to end a 10-hour stand-off.

Woman shot with bean bag round, tasered in deadly end to Newcastle siege

Key points:

  • The woman barricaded herself in her unit early Thursday afternoon after threatening people with an axe
  • Officers entered the 47-year-old's unit just before 10pm following a 10-hour stand-off
  • Police say she was able to walk to an ambulance, but her condition deteriorated and she later died
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