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19/07/2012
PC Simon Harwood Found Not Guilty Of Ian Tomlinson Death
PC Simon Harwood, who struck Ian Tomlinson with a baton and pushed him to the ground at the G20 protests, has been found not guilty of manslaughter.
PC Harwood, 45, of south London, denied the manslaughter, in April 2009, of Mr Tomlinson, 47, on the grounds that he used reasonable force.
Mr Tomlinson was walking away from a police line with his hands in his pockets when he was pushed to the ground in the City of London. He collapsed a short time later and died.
His family cried as the verdict was delivered at Southwark Crown Court.
The jury of five men and seven women had considered their verdict for four days.
During the trial, the police officer accepted he was "wrong" to have hit and pushed Mr Tomlinson.
He said that, had he realised at the time that Mr Tomlinson was walking away from police lines, he "would not have gone near him".
Father-of-nine Mr Tomlinson, who was a heavy drinker who had slept rough for a number of years, walked 75 yards before he collapsed.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said PC Harwood will face internal Met Police disciplinary proceedings later in the year over his actions.
(H/GK)
PC Harwood, 45, of south London, denied the manslaughter, in April 2009, of Mr Tomlinson, 47, on the grounds that he used reasonable force.
Mr Tomlinson was walking away from a police line with his hands in his pockets when he was pushed to the ground in the City of London. He collapsed a short time later and died.
His family cried as the verdict was delivered at Southwark Crown Court.
The jury of five men and seven women had considered their verdict for four days.
During the trial, the police officer accepted he was "wrong" to have hit and pushed Mr Tomlinson.
He said that, had he realised at the time that Mr Tomlinson was walking away from police lines, he "would not have gone near him".
Father-of-nine Mr Tomlinson, who was a heavy drinker who had slept rough for a number of years, walked 75 yards before he collapsed.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said PC Harwood will face internal Met Police disciplinary proceedings later in the year over his actions.
(H/GK)
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