The Director of Public Prosecutions will announce tomorrow if there is enough evidence to charge the Scotland Yard officer involved in the G20 protests death of Ian Tomlinson with manslaughter.
Keir Starmer QC vowed to launch a quick and ''thorough'' review of his decision not to prosecute Pc Simon Harwood after an inquest jury unanimously ruled earlier this month that the newspaper seller was unlawfully killed at the protests.
A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said the review has been conducted and the decision will be announced tomorrow.
A CPS spokesman said: ''The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, made it clear in July 2010 that the decision not to prosecute anyone in relation to the death of Mr Ian Tomlinson would be reviewed in light of the evidence heard at the inquest.
''That review has now taken place and has been conducted carefully and thoroughly.
''In line with our statement on May 3 2011 when the inquest jury reached its verdict, the CPS review has taken into account all of the evidence now available, including any new evidence that emerged at the inquest, the issues left by the coroner to the jury, and the conclusions they reached.
''We will be ready to make public our decision tomorrow around 11am after Mr Tomlinson's family have been informed.''
The inquest jury found the Scotland Yard officer "deliberately and intentionally" shoved the newspaper seller to the ground.
Mr Tomlinson collapsed after suffering an internal bleed as a result of the officer's "excessive and unreasonable" force, the jury said.
In a written statement, the jurors told the inquest: "Both the baton strike and the push were excessive and unreasonable.
"As a result, Mr Tomlinson suffered internal bleeding which led to his collapse within a few minutes and his subsequent death.
"At the time of the strike and the push, Mr Tomlinson was walking away from the police line. He was complying with police instructions to leave Royal Exchange Buildings, the passage. He posed no threat."
Mr Harwood, a father of two, will be the first officer to face a public Metropolitan Police disciplinary inquiry.
Mr Tomlinson, a homeless 47-year-old newspaper seller, collapsed and died on the fringes of the demonstrations in central London on April 1 2009.
The death became an international controversy after New York businessman Christopher La Jaunie handed footage he had taken of the police confrontation to the Guardian newspaper.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Keir Starmer QC vowed to launch a quick and ''thorough'' review of his decision not to prosecute Pc Simon Harwood after an inquest jury unanimously ruled earlier this month that the newspaper seller was unlawfully killed at the protests.
A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said the review has been conducted and the decision will be announced tomorrow.
A CPS spokesman said: ''The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, made it clear in July 2010 that the decision not to prosecute anyone in relation to the death of Mr Ian Tomlinson would be reviewed in light of the evidence heard at the inquest.
''That review has now taken place and has been conducted carefully and thoroughly.
''In line with our statement on May 3 2011 when the inquest jury reached its verdict, the CPS review has taken into account all of the evidence now available, including any new evidence that emerged at the inquest, the issues left by the coroner to the jury, and the conclusions they reached.
''We will be ready to make public our decision tomorrow around 11am after Mr Tomlinson's family have been informed.''
The inquest jury found the Scotland Yard officer "deliberately and intentionally" shoved the newspaper seller to the ground.
Mr Tomlinson collapsed after suffering an internal bleed as a result of the officer's "excessive and unreasonable" force, the jury said.
In a written statement, the jurors told the inquest: "Both the baton strike and the push were excessive and unreasonable.
"As a result, Mr Tomlinson suffered internal bleeding which led to his collapse within a few minutes and his subsequent death.
"At the time of the strike and the push, Mr Tomlinson was walking away from the police line. He was complying with police instructions to leave Royal Exchange Buildings, the passage. He posed no threat."
Mr Harwood, a father of two, will be the first officer to face a public Metropolitan Police disciplinary inquiry.
Mr Tomlinson, a homeless 47-year-old newspaper seller, collapsed and died on the fringes of the demonstrations in central London on April 1 2009.
The death became an international controversy after New York businessman Christopher La Jaunie handed footage he had taken of the police confrontation to the Guardian newspaper.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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