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17/09/2012
Ian Tomlinson Death: PC Harwood To Face Disciplinary Hearing
PC Simon Harwood, the officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson at London's G20 protests three years ago, is due to face a disciplinary hearing.
Harwood, 45, of south London, will face a charge of gross misconduct after he struck the newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson shortly before he died.
Mr Tomlinson was hit with a baton and pushed to the ground while walking away from police lines.
An inquest in July said Mr Tomlinson had been unlawfully killed, but PC Harwood was acquitted of manslaughter.
After his acquittal, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) ruled PC Harwood should face the internal Metropolitan Police disciplinary proceedings in public - a first for Scotland Yard.
The gross misconduct hearing at Empress State Building, at Earls Court, west London, is expected to run for up to four weeks.
It will be overseen by a panel of three people, including a lay person and a senior officer.
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Harwood, 45, of south London, will face a charge of gross misconduct after he struck the newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson shortly before he died.
Mr Tomlinson was hit with a baton and pushed to the ground while walking away from police lines.
An inquest in July said Mr Tomlinson had been unlawfully killed, but PC Harwood was acquitted of manslaughter.
After his acquittal, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) ruled PC Harwood should face the internal Metropolitan Police disciplinary proceedings in public - a first for Scotland Yard.
The gross misconduct hearing at Empress State Building, at Earls Court, west London, is expected to run for up to four weeks.
It will be overseen by a panel of three people, including a lay person and a senior officer.
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05 May 2011
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The pathologist who determined Ian Tomlinson's death was a result of natural causes is being investigated. Dr Freddy Patel recorded that Mr Tomlinson died as a result of a heart attack after the G20 protest in 2009.
03 May 2011
Ian Tomlinson Unlawfully Killed, Finds Jury
An inquest jury has ruled that Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed at the G20 protests in London. Mr Tomlinson, 47, died after he was struck by a baton by Pc Simon Harwood on 1 April 2009 during the London protests. The jury determined the officer used "excessive and unreasonable" force on Mr Tomlinson who was not taking part in the protests.
Ian Tomlinson Unlawfully Killed, Finds Jury
An inquest jury has ruled that Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed at the G20 protests in London. Mr Tomlinson, 47, died after he was struck by a baton by Pc Simon Harwood on 1 April 2009 during the London protests. The jury determined the officer used "excessive and unreasonable" force on Mr Tomlinson who was not taking part in the protests.
19 June 2012
Trial of Ian Tomlinson Accused Begins
A police officer is appearing in court today charged with the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson during last years G20 protests in London. Mr Tomlinson, a bystander caught up in the protests, died after PC Simon Harwood struck him with a baton and shoved him to the ground in "a gratuitous act of aggression", the court has heard.
Trial of Ian Tomlinson Accused Begins
A police officer is appearing in court today charged with the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson during last years G20 protests in London. Mr Tomlinson, a bystander caught up in the protests, died after PC Simon Harwood struck him with a baton and shoved him to the ground in "a gratuitous act of aggression", the court has heard.
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