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(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-09 07:42 G20 demo death inquiry British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said yesterday police officers could face criminal probes if an inquiry into events that culminated in the death of a man during G20 demonstrations in London showed action was warranted. Ian Tomlinson, 47, a newspaper seller, collapsed and died from a heart attack soon after the incident in a street by the Bank of England, shown in footage on the Guardian website. The video, filmed by a New York fund manager who was in London on business, shows Tomlinson walking alone with his hands in his pockets in front of a line of police officers, some with dogs and others equipped with riot helmets, shields and batons. One officer appears to lunge at Tomlinson from behind, pushing him with enough force to send him sprawling on the ground. (China Daily 04/09/2009 page12) |
