THE POLICE OFFICER involved in Ian Tomlinson’s death during the G20 protests in London last year could face charges of gross misconduct. The Met commissioner said the officer in question would face a disciplinary hearing after the force had received an incident report into the event.
Tomlinson’s family have called for the officer to face his disciplinary hearing in public.
Last week, the director of the Crown Prosecution Service, Keir Starmer, said that conflicting medical evidence prevented his office from taking proceedings for Tomlinson’s death. Tomlinson’s family reacted angrily to the news, and said they would not “give up on justice.”
His widow, Julia Tomlinson said: “We don’t see how Ian can die moments after being assaulted by the police officer and he isn’t made to face a jury.”
The Guardian posted this footage of Tomlinson being knocked to the ground by a Scotland Yard riot officer:
Tomlinson died on a street in London minutes after being knocked to the ground by the officer. Keir Starmer said that he had not posed a threat to any officer when he was struck down.
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