A police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson at London's G20 protests three years ago is due to face a disciplinary hearing.
PC Simon Harwood, 45, of south London, is accused of gross misconduct after he struck the newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson shortly before he died.
An inquest in July said Mr Tomlinson had been unlawfully killed, but PC Harwood was acquitted of manslaughter.
Mr Tomlinson was hit with a baton and shoved before dying minutes later.
His family said they would be pursuing the case in a civil court.
After his acquittal, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) ruled PC Harwood should face the internal Metropolitan Police disciplinary proceedings in public - a first for Scotland Yard.
Troubled recordThe gross misconduct hearing at Empress State Building, at Earls Court, west London, is expected to run for up to four weeks.
It will be overseen by a panel of three people, including a lay person and a senior officer.
- 1 April 2009: Ian Tomlinson is caught up in a G20 protest. He collapses in the street and dies
- 4 April: Police say post-mortem examination show he died of "natural causes"
- 7 April: Video footage emerges of Mr Tomlinson being pushed to the ground by police officer
- April 2009: Further post-mortem tests find cause of death was abdominal bleeding, caused by blow
- 22 July: Prosecutors say there will be no charges as there is no agreement on death cause
- 3 May 2011: Inquest verdict of unlawful killing
- 20 June 2011: PC Simon Harwood charged with manslaughter after review of inquest evidence
- 18 June 2012: PC Harwood goes on trial at Southwark Crown Court
- 19 July 2012: PC Harwood found not guilty
Father-of-nine Mr Tomlinson - a heavy drinker who had slept rough for a number of years - was hit by PC Harwood and shoved to the ground near the Royal Exchange Buildings in the City of London in April 2009.
He walked 75 yards before he collapsed and died from internal bleeding.
In July, PC Harwood denied manslaughter on the grounds that he used reasonable force, and was found not guilty.
An inquest into the death had earlier ruled it was an unlawful killing.
During the trial, the police officer had accepted he was "wrong" to have hit and pushed Mr Tomlinson.
It also emerged PC Harwood had a troubled employment record and had faced a series of allegations - including unlawful arrest, abuse of authority and discreditable conduct after being involved in what was described at the inquest as a "road rage" incident while he was off-duty.
He was allowed to retire on medical grounds in 2001 before a disciplinary hearing took place.
However, PC Harwood rejoined the Met in late 2004 - as part of its territorial support group (TSG) specialising in public order. Scotland Yard's vetting unit had considered the road rage incident, but had not reviewed the full file.
After the verdict in July, Deborah Glass, deputy chairwoman of the IPCC said "significant questions" remained over PC Harwood's actions.
17 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19620627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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