Video reveals police pushed G20 death man

Video footage has shown that the police pushed the man who died during last week's G20 protest to the floor. The footage details the minutes before the man died of a heart attack.

Ian Tomlinson, 47, is seen walking away from a row of riot police when one officer used his baton to hit Mr Tomlinson's leg. The officer then continues to push the man to the floor. The film as taken by a New York fund manager who came forward after he said that Tomlinson's family were not getting the answers they deserved and thought that this footage would help.

Mr Tomlinson, a newsagent, was not protesting when he collapsed and died in front of the Bank of England. His death has prompted an IPCC investigation and n IPCC spokesperson said: "The IPCC has been made aware of the footage broadcast on a national newspaper's website. We are now attempting to recover this evidence. We will be assessing this along with the other statements and photographs that have already been submitted." The incident adds to the mounting concerns about police conduct on that night, after campaigners have questioned the police's treatment of protestors and some linking this treatment to the death of Ian Tomlinsion.

Tomlinson's family have issued a plea for witness to come forward to help with the enquiry. A statement from the family said that "Ian was a massive football fan and would have looked distinctive in his Millwall top. He was probably on his way back from work to watch the England match and got caught up in the crowds."