Metropolitan police officer suspended over attack at G20 death vigil

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Source: The Guardian

Scotland Yard last night suspended a second officer over brutality allegations after fresh video surfaced showing him striking a woman who was attending a vigil in honour of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died after being attacked by police at the G20 protests.

The officer, a sergeant, was the second person from the Territorial Support Group to be suspended in the last week.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission announced it would investigate the alleged attack by the TSG sergeant, the second time in a week the police watchdog has announced an investigation after media revelations.

The footage and series of photographs were taken at the Bank of England the day after Tomlinson's death. The latest footage appears to show the officer hitting a woman across the face with the back of his hand, and saying: "Go away."



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/metropolitan-police-tomlinson-assault-g20

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1. Thugs, plain and simple