London metro police admit killing innocent man at G20

The London Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of Ian Tomlinson and reached an out-of-court settlement over his death at the G20 protests in London in 2009.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23573327  In the days after Mr Tomlinson was killed, the City of London Police said he had a “sudden heart attack” and collapsed “on his way home from work”. The Met said that officers treating him had bottles thrown at them.
Dr Freddy Patel, the pathologist who wrongly judged that Mr Tomlinson had died from a heart attack, was struck off a year ago for acting with “deficient professional performance”.

Mr Tomlinson, a 47-year-old newspaper seller, was caught up in the G20 demonstrations in the City of London as he walked home in April 2009.

He collapsed minutes after being struck with a baton and died of internal bleeding,

The family saw the footage of her husband being shoved to the ground, they “knew Ian had been unlawfully killed by the officer” and it had been a “really hard uphill battle” to get to the truth.

Mr Tomlinson, a 47-year-old newspaper seller, was caught up in the G20 demonstrations in the City of London as he walked home in April 2009.

He collapsed minutes after being struck with a baton and died of internal bleeding,

“After the unlawful killing verdict at the inquest it was unimaginable to us that PC Harwood could be acquitted of the criminal charge of manslaughter,”\
“We will never understand that verdict, but at least today’s public admission of unlawful killing by the Metropolitan Police is the final verdict, and it is as close as we are going to get to justice.”

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