Relatives weep at G20 protest death trial

The 47-year-old’s widow Julia and stepson Paul King cried as a film clip was played of a medical student trying to save Mr Tomlinson as he lay on the pavement with his eyes closed.

He collapsed minutes after being hit with a police baton and shoved to the ground by Pc Simon Harwood during the G20 protests in the City of London in April 2009.

Jurors were shown footage of Harwood, 45, adopting a “strike” position with his baton as Mr Tomlinson stood with his back to him.

The footage showed Harwood, among a group including dog handlers and officers in riot gear, pushing Mr Tomlinson to the ground.

He was seen wearing a balaclava covering the lower half of his face as well as a riot helmet.

Mr Tomlinson, wearing tracksuit bottoms with a t-shirt over a long-sleeved top, was facing away from the group when he was pushed.

A passer-by helped Mr Tomlinson back to his feet, and he was then seen walking away.

Southwark Crown Court has yards before collapsing, and died in hospital around an hour later.

Harwood, from Carshalton in Surrey, is accused of manslaughter, which he denies on the grounds that he used reasonable force.

Prosecutor Mark Dennis QC first played a series of short clips, showing the area around Cornhill with protesters shouting and chanting, and the interaction between Harwood and Mr Tomlinson.

Jurors were then played more detailed footage tracing Mr Tomlinson’s movements before he was hit.

He approached one police cordon near Bank but was turned back, and continued walking around trying to find a route home to Smithfield.

Various cameras captured the moment near the Royal Exchange Buildings when he was hit to the ground, around 7.25pm.

The trial continues.