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G20 inquest: Dying Ian Tomlinson said 'They got me' | G20 inquest: Dying Ian Tomlinson said 'They got me' |
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Ian Tomlinson whispered: "They got me," before collapsing and dying at London's G20 protests, an inquest has heard. | Ian Tomlinson whispered: "They got me," before collapsing and dying at London's G20 protests, an inquest has heard. |
Charity boss Kamran Saleem told how the newspaper seller had staggered away and collapsed "like a falling tree" after being shoved by a police officer. | Charity boss Kamran Saleem told how the newspaper seller had staggered away and collapsed "like a falling tree" after being shoved by a police officer. |
Mr Saleem told jurors he had been less than three yards away as people had rushed to Mr Tomlinson's aid. | Mr Saleem told jurors he had been less than three yards away as people had rushed to Mr Tomlinson's aid. |
Earlier, Pc Simon Harwood, who pushed Ian Tomlinson, said his posture had been "almost defiant". | Earlier, Pc Simon Harwood, who pushed Ian Tomlinson, said his posture had been "almost defiant". |
Strong language | Strong language |
Giving evidence on Thursday, Mr Saleem recalled Mr Tomlinson's final words, which included strong language. | Giving evidence on Thursday, Mr Saleem recalled Mr Tomlinson's final words, which included strong language. |
"I think when somebody went to help him, he said something on the lines of, 'They got me, the fuckers got me.'" | "I think when somebody went to help him, he said something on the lines of, 'They got me, the fuckers got me.'" |
Mr Tomlinson had been asked if he had wanted an ambulance, but had said, 'No, they got me,' Mr Saleem said. | Mr Tomlinson had been asked if he had wanted an ambulance, but had said, 'No, they got me,' Mr Saleem said. |
He added that Mr Tomlinson had been drifting in and out of consciousness. | |
The jury was shown footage earlier this week of Pc Harwood shoving Mr Tomlinson as the 47-year-old walked away from a police line in Cornhill, central London, on 1 April 2009. | The jury was shown footage earlier this week of Pc Harwood shoving Mr Tomlinson as the 47-year-old walked away from a police line in Cornhill, central London, on 1 April 2009. |
Mr Tomlinson got back to his feet but collapsed and died minutes later. | Mr Tomlinson got back to his feet but collapsed and died minutes later. |
Pc Harwood told the jury Mr Tomlinson was "almost inviting a confrontation", which the Tomlinson family's lawyer dismissed as "rubbish". | Pc Harwood told the jury Mr Tomlinson was "almost inviting a confrontation", which the Tomlinson family's lawyer dismissed as "rubbish". |
The inquest at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London's Fleet Street is expected to continue for another four weeks. | The inquest at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London's Fleet Street is expected to continue for another four weeks. |
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