Senior Constable Kristian White has appeared in court for the first time over the alleged tasering of dementia patient Clare Nowland.

White, 33, and his partner remained steadfast in front of reporters outside Cooma Local Court on Wednesday and he kept his silence while being peppered with media questions.

The NSW police officer is on bail while a court awaits a post-mortem report into the death of the 95-year-old great grandmother.

White has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault after Ms Nowland was allegedly tasered in a nursing home.

Magistrate Roger Clisdell expressed “disgust” in July when the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions allowed White to dial in via video link for his court mention, and not appear in person.

Dressed in a blue suit on Wednesday, White stood still and quietly in the courtroom before Magistrate Clisdell.

The only words White said during the appearance that the magistrate had required him to attend were “thank you, your honour”.

It’s alleged White fired his stun gun at Clare Nowland after she was seen holding a steak knife while using a walking frame at the nursing home in the southern NSW town of Cooma in May.

The grandmother fell and hit her head, which resulted in a fractured skull, and died at Cooma Base Hospital a week later.

White was suspended from the NSW Police Force with pay following the incident.

The next court date has been set for October 4. White has been excused from appearing in court until his committal hearing.