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Tomlinson, a 47-year-old homeless newspaper seller with a history of alcoholism, was walking through a demonstration by thousands of anti-capitalist protesters in the City of London financial district on April 1, 2009.
The protesters had gathered ahead of the Group of 20 summit in London, attended by world leaders including US President Barack Obama, but the demonstration turned violent and riot police were sent in.
Tomlinson collapsed and died minutes after being struck by Constable Simon Harwood. The incident was caught on video by a passer-by.
The jury ruled that Constable Harwood had used "excessive and unreasonable" force in hitting Ian Tomlinson with a baton and shoving him to the ground, re-opening the possibility that the policeman could be prosecuted.
No charges was originally brought against Harwood as the Crown Prosecution Service said conflicting post-mortem verdicts meant they could not prove beyond reasonable doubt that Tomlinson's death was caused by the policeman's actions.
However, the state prosecutors said they would review their decision in light of the evidence heard at the inquest and the conclusions reached by the jury.
The so-called kettling tactics used by police in the G20 demonstrations, which involves officers surrounding protesters, triggered much debate at the time and have recently been used to contain student riots in London.
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