The British police officer suspended following the death of a man during G20 protests in London has been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the officer was questioned after a second post-mortem examination found Ian Tomlinson died from an ‘abdominal haemorrhage’ and not a heart attack.
An IPCC spokesman said: ‘Following the initial results of the second post-mortem, a Metropolitan Police officer has been interviewed under caution for the offence of manslaughter as part of an ongoing inquiry into the death of Ian Tomlinson.’
The second post-mortem was carried out by Dr Nat Cary at the request of the IPCC and Mr Tomlinson's family.
A statement from City of London Coroner's Court said Dr Cary's preliminary report contradicted the initial findings.
Dr Cary rejected the conclusion of Dr Freddy Patel that Mr Tomlinson died from coronary artery disease.
He accepted that while there was evidence that Mr Tomlinson suffered hardening of the arteries in his heart, it was not serious enough to kill him.
