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