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Video shows police assault on man who died at G20 protest

A video has just gone up on the Guardian website showing Ian Tomlinson being beaten from behind by a baton-wiedling police officer as he attempts to walk away. The police offer him no assistance as he lies injured on the ground. He died shortly after.

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Guy Aitchison

Guy Aitchison is a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University. He is a political theorist with interests in human rights, political resistance and migration. You can follow him @GuyAitchison.

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