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Ian Tomlinson death: New video at G20 protests | Ian Tomlinson death: New video at G20 protests |
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An inquest jury has seen new videotapes of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protest in London. | An inquest jury has seen new videotapes of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protest in London. |
His family were among those in the court as a compilation of CCTV, helicopter footage and amateur recordings was shown. | |
It captures the newspaper seller as he was shoved to the ground by an officer policing the demonstration. | |
One of his family left the courtroom as the images showed how he staggered some yards before falling. | One of his family left the courtroom as the images showed how he staggered some yards before falling. |
Sitting among the spectators in the court was Mr Tomlinson's widow, Julia. | Sitting among the spectators in the court was Mr Tomlinson's widow, Julia. |
She was seen to wipe tears from her eyes as footage from two hand-held cameras showed the 47-year-old being forced to the ground by the officer. | She was seen to wipe tears from her eyes as footage from two hand-held cameras showed the 47-year-old being forced to the ground by the officer. |
Wearing a Millwall FC T-shirt, Mr Tomlinson appears to gesture to police after getting up. | |
Then he is seen walking unsteadily before collapsing. | |
Surveying their maps, chatting quietly in twos and threes and pointing out landmarks to each other, they probably looked like a small tour group to workers hurrying by on Tuesday morning. | |
But this was not a relaxed stroll around London's financial district by tourists, and there was no talkative tour guide. | |
The final steps taken by Ian Tomlinson almost exactly two years ago were being retraced by the jurors for the inquest into his death. | |
The six men and five women, as well as lawyers for various people involved in the case, were led by the stern figure of Judge Thornton. | |
The jurors are now acquainted with footage of the events of 1 April 2009, and the locations involved, but, as Judge Thornton admitted, when and where Ian Tomlinson died are not in doubt. | |
The challenge facing the jury over the next five to six weeks is to try to decide how he died. | |
"That is unlikely to be so straightforward," Judge Thornton told them. | |
More new imagery then showed him being attended to by officers and paramedics as he died in the road near a Starbucks cafe. | More new imagery then showed him being attended to by officers and paramedics as he died in the road near a Starbucks cafe. |
After watching the footage the jury was taken by bus for a five-minute tour of the area where he died. | |
The coroner told the jurors earlier that there had been a lot of people in the street because of the demonstration. | |
But he added: "Ian Tomlinson was not a protestor, he was selling newspapers - the Evening Standard - in Fish Street." | |
Pc Simon Harwood will face a charge of gross misconduct at a disciplinary hearing that could see him dismissed by Scotland Yard, but this will not take place until the inquest has ended. | Pc Simon Harwood will face a charge of gross misconduct at a disciplinary hearing that could see him dismissed by Scotland Yard, but this will not take place until the inquest has ended. |
The jury, which is sitting at the international dispute resolution centre in Fleet Street, was told the inquest will examine the actions of police, the pathologist and independent investigators. | The jury, which is sitting at the international dispute resolution centre in Fleet Street, was told the inquest will examine the actions of police, the pathologist and independent investigators. |
The court also heard that prosecutors may review the decision not to charge officers over Mr Tomlinson's death. | The court also heard that prosecutors may review the decision not to charge officers over Mr Tomlinson's death. |
Judge Peter Thornton QC, who is sitting as assistant deputy coroner, said the cause of his death "was likely to be a controversial area". | Judge Peter Thornton QC, who is sitting as assistant deputy coroner, said the cause of his death "was likely to be a controversial area". |