Met chief's 'concern' at G20 death

7 April 2009 08:37pm

Video images showing an officer policing the G20 protests striking newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson minutes before he died "raise obvious concerns", Sir Paul Stephenson has said.

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner said his colleagues fully support the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) probe into the death.

He said: "My thoughts are with Mr Tomlinson's family at this time. The images that have now been released raise obvious concerns and it is absolutely right and proper that there is a full investigation into this matter, which the Met will fully support."

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