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# G20 protestor hit with police baton 'traumatised' says sister
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## A G20 protester who was slapped across the face by a police officer and hit
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with a baton has been left "traumatised", her family said.
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TelegraphPlayer-5155026
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[Link to this video][1]
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2:21PM BST 15 Apr 2009
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[Comments][2]
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The unidentified woman has been thrust into the spotlight after amateur
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footage of the confrontation outside the Bank of England emerged online.
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Her sister Natalie Thompson, of Brighton, said she hopes to take the case
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against the police sergeant as far as possible and has taken photographs of
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her injuries.
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She told London's Evening Standard: "My sister was terrified after the attack
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and very traumatised. She did not want to come forward earlier because she
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feared nothing would be done but once the footage was released on the
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internet, she decided to do something about it."
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The Metropolitan Police suspended the territorial support group officer on
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Tuesday night after a video of the incident was posted on YouTube.
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Another officer from the unit has already been suspended over the death of
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newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who died from a heart attack minutes after
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being hit with a baton and shoved to the ground.
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## Related Articles
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* [Stephenson orders review of riot police tactics][3]
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15 Apr 2009
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* [Scotland Yard will review all G20 protest footage, promises Sir Paul
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Stephenson][4]
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15 Apr 2009
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* [G20 death: officer signed off sick][5]
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12 Apr 2009
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The woman was in a crowd of more than 100 people attending a vigil for Mr
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Tomlinson who were encircled by police outside the Bank of England for several
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hours on April 2.
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Amateur footage shows the woman shouting at police before an officer wearing
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body armour hits her across the face with the back of his hand.
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The woman shouts "I am a woman" and the officer replies: "Go away."
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He then draws an extendable baton and strikes her across the legs, provoking
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roars of abuse from other protesters.
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Scotland Yard said the matter raised "immediate concerns" and announced the
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Independent Police Complaints Commission, already investigating the death of
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Mr Tomlinson, would launch an inquiry.
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A spokeswoman said: "The officer has been identified and suspended pending
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further investigation. The officer works as a sergeant in the territorial
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support group."
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