Ian Tomlinson police 'misled post-mortem'
Ian Tomlinson police 'misled post-mortem'
Wednesday, 02, Dec 2009 05:08
By Richard James.
The police watchdog is to investigate allegations a senior officer gave incorrect information at the post-mortem of G20 victim Ian Tomlinson.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed it had received a complaint by the family of Mr Tomlinson, who died at the G20 protests in April this year, over the way his autopsy was conducted.
The IPCC said in a statement on Wednesday the investigation would look into claims an acting detective inspector gave incorrect information to a pathologist involved in Mr Tomlinson's third post-mortem.
His family submitted a complaint to the IPCC on Monday.
Police originally claimed officers had no contact with the 47-year-old during the G20 summit protests in central London in April.
However, footage later emerged from near the Bank of England allegedly showing an officer striking Mr Tomlinson with a baton before pushing him to the ground.
The initial post-mortem said he died of 'natural causes' but a second, and then third, examinations were ordered, eventually giving his cause of death as internal bleeding.
The police have come in for fierce criticism over the tactics used in policing the large protests in the capital, especially the controversial "kettling".
The IPCC launched a separate investigation into Mr Tomlinson's death during the summer with a file passed on to the crown prosecution service on August 4th.
The investigation is continuing concerning complaints made by Mr Tomlinson's family about the police media handling following his death.