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17/04/2009
Met Officer Quizzed Over 'G20 Manslaughter'
A police officer has been interviewed under caution for manslaughter in relation to the death of a man at the G20 protests, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed.
The results of a second post mortem examination were released today, which confirmed 47-year-old newspaper-seller Ian Tomlinson, had died of an "abdominal haemorrhage", and not a heart attack as first claimed.
At the request of the IPCC and the man's family, a post mortem was carried out by Dr Nat Cary. It rejected the earlier conclusion of Dr Freddy Patel that Mr Tomlinson died from coronary artery disease.
In its statement, the Coroner's Court said: "His provisional interpretation of his findings was that the cause of death was coronary artery disease.
"A subsequent post mortem examination was conducted by another consultant forensic pathologist, Dr Nat Cary, instructed by the IPCC and by solicitors acting for the family of the late Ian Tomlinson.
"Dr Cary's opinion is that the cause of death was abdominal haemorrhage. The cause of the haemorrhage remains to be ascertained.
"Dr Cary accepts that there is evidence of coronary atherosclerosis but states that in his opinion its nature and extent is unlikely to have contributed to the cause of death."
In a response, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said: "Following the initial results of the second post mortem, a Metropolitan police officer has been interviewed under caution for the offence of manslaughter as part of an ongoing inquiry into the death of Ian Tomlinson."
Video footage showed Mr Tomlinson was seen being struck by police with a baton, and pushed to the ground.
Originally, police claimed there had been no contact between officers and the news vendor, and no footage of any incident existed.
(JM/BMcC)
The results of a second post mortem examination were released today, which confirmed 47-year-old newspaper-seller Ian Tomlinson, had died of an "abdominal haemorrhage", and not a heart attack as first claimed.
At the request of the IPCC and the man's family, a post mortem was carried out by Dr Nat Cary. It rejected the earlier conclusion of Dr Freddy Patel that Mr Tomlinson died from coronary artery disease.
In its statement, the Coroner's Court said: "His provisional interpretation of his findings was that the cause of death was coronary artery disease.
"A subsequent post mortem examination was conducted by another consultant forensic pathologist, Dr Nat Cary, instructed by the IPCC and by solicitors acting for the family of the late Ian Tomlinson.
"Dr Cary's opinion is that the cause of death was abdominal haemorrhage. The cause of the haemorrhage remains to be ascertained.
"Dr Cary accepts that there is evidence of coronary atherosclerosis but states that in his opinion its nature and extent is unlikely to have contributed to the cause of death."
In a response, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said: "Following the initial results of the second post mortem, a Metropolitan police officer has been interviewed under caution for the offence of manslaughter as part of an ongoing inquiry into the death of Ian Tomlinson."
Video footage showed Mr Tomlinson was seen being struck by police with a baton, and pushed to the ground.
Originally, police claimed there had been no contact between officers and the news vendor, and no footage of any incident existed.
(JM/BMcC)
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