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

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