A POLICE officer has requested a third post-mortem examination of the man who died during the G20 protests, it was reported last night.
The City of London coroner confirmed he has received a request for a further test after two previous pathologists disagreed over the cause of Ian Tomlinson’s death.
Coroner Paul Matthews has not yet agreed but his decision is expected within a few days. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the force had “no knowledge” of such a request.
Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson died on April 1 after a confrontation with officers in the City of London as thousands of protesters converged on the area.
Peter Smyth, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said the request had not come from them.
“It’s certainly not from us. I’m not surprised someone has asked for a third one.
