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UK: Ian Tomlinson's family win apology from Met police over death in 2009

05 August 2013

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"The Metropolitan police have issued a formal apology to the family of a newspaper seller killed by one of its officers during the G20 protests in London four years ago, accepting for the first time that "excessive and unlawful" force had been used."

See the full story: Ian Tomlinson's family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 - Four-year battle by newspaper seller's family ends with financial settlement and admission that officer used 'excessive force' (Guardian, link)

And see: Tomlinson apology: has the Met learned to say sorry sooner? Some families have had to wait more than three decades for the police to admit wrongdoing (Guardian, link)

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