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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Man at G20 protest died of haemorrhage, coroner says

A coroner's report says a man who was shoved by police at G20 protests in London this month died of an abdominal haemorrhage, not a heart attack, as previously thought. The case has raised questions about police tactics at the demonstration.A man who died shortly after being knocked over by police at G20 protests suffered an abdominal haemorrhage and not a heart attack as previously thought, his family's solicitors said Friday.Almost at the same time a police watchdog body said a police officer suspended after the death of Ian Tomlinson earlier this month has been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter.Tomlinson, 47, who was not taking part in the April 1 demonstration in London, was filmed being hit by an officer with a baton shortly before he collapsed.The case has raised concerns about police tactics at the demonstration.An initial post-mortem examination found he suffered a heart attack but a statement issued by the City Of London Coroner's Court through Tomlinson's family solicitors Tuckers said a second examination by coroner Doctor Nat Cary had rejected this.

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