G20 protest death officer to appear in court

PC Simon Harwood to face murder charge in death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protest in April 2009

Scotland Yard officer accused of killing homeless newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during protests of the G-20 will appear in court on Monday.

PC Simon Harwood, of Carshalton, south London, will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates Court charged murder.

Tomlinson, 47, collapsed and died on the periphery of events in central London in April 2009 after being beaten by a police baton and pushed. Harwood was accused by death after Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions considered the verdict of a jury's investigation of illegal logging.

• Starmer overturned an earlier decision not to prosecute anyone in connection with death after an inquiry has heard new medical evidence and the opinion of leading experts to conclude that there was a " reasonable prospect "of a successful prosecution of Harwood.
• Starmer, said after the investigation: "The current challenges facing the prosecution changed its nature and extent of last year, when the decision was made not to prosecute, but it is clear there are real difficulties. "

Tomlinson death was the subject of intense controversy after New York Business Christopher Jaunie delivered video images taken at the event at the Guardian.

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seen pictures of CCTV footage of police helicopter and video images showing pocket Tomlinson staggering outside a police cordon after being beaten by a stick. It is considered gestures to the police and appearing angry after being sent tumbling to the ground.

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, said the case was "clearly a very, very serious for all concerned." He added: "I must be very, very concerned about the verdict of a survey that gives a verdict of manslaughter in question, as did the investigation, one of my police officers My sympathies are always Tomlinson with the family. ".

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