An Ontario woman and her 80-year-old mother are suing Peel Regional Police and three of its officers for more than $1.1 million after the elderly woman was Tasered twice in late August.

Iole Pasquale was Tasered twice on Aug. 28 after Peel police officers found her walking in a Mississauga neighbourhood with an eight-inch knife around 3:30 a.m.

According to police, the woman had refused to drop the knife. Her family has said the knife she was holding was a bread knife.

The senior, who suffers from dementia, fell and fractured her hip during the incident and was taken to hospital where she had surgery.

Her daughter, Angela Pasquale, told CTV Toronto that as a result of her broken hip, her mother has had to move to a retirement home and now relies on a walking device to get around.

"It's ruined her physically … she now uses a walker," she said. "Prior to the incident she was completely mobile. She lived on her own and managed with our help."

She said that her mother spent nearly six weeks in hospital following the incident.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Pasquale says she is questioning why officers felt it was necessary to use a Taser.

"Why are the police Tasering an 80-year-old woman who is obviously in a state of confusion at 3:30 in the morning?" she said.

Ontario's police watchdog ruled in early October that the officer who Tasered Iole Pasquale didn't break the law, but could have waited longer before deciding to use the stun gun.

The Special Investigations Unit said that the officers ordered the 80-year-old to drop the knife, but she kept wandering.

According to the SIU, the supervising officer on the scene decided to apprehend her under the Mental Health Act because he believed she was suffering from a mental disorder and could harm herself or others.

The watchdog also said that officers considered other options, such as using a baton or wrestling her to the ground, but decided against them due to the risk involved.

The lawyer handling the case for the Pasquale family called the entire affair "ridiculous."

"They can't protect themselves from a little old lady with bread knife?" Clayton Ruby said. "This is ridiculous; that little old lady was entitled to be helped and protected and she didn't get that."

Pasquale said that even though her mother is adjusting to her retirement home, there must be some consequences for the officers involved.

"This is an aging population and the police are there to serve and protect. And if the police cannot serve and protect an 80-year-old confused frail woman at 3:30 in the morning, then we have a problem," she said.

Pasquale said she'd like to see officers receive training on how to deal with individuals who suffer from dementia.

Pasquale is seeking $1.1 million in damages for her mother and $250,000 for herself.

The damages sought in the lawsuit will be used to help pay for her mother's medical expenses including rehabilitation and retirement home fees, she said.

Peel Regional Police have yet to file a statement of defence. They've declined to comment on this case, stating that it is their policy not to discuss ongoing civil actions.

With files from CTV Toronto's Karlene Nation and The Canadian Press