It has been reported today that a second post-mortem examination has revealed that the newspaper seller, Ian Tomlinson, hit by a policeman during the recent G20 protests while on his way home from work died from internal bleeding, and not a heart attack as previously thought.

After footage of the incident emerged on the internet a second examination was ordered. link

This was conducted by Dr Nat Carey, one of Britain's most eminent forensic pathologists, last week, on behalf of both Mr Tomlinson's family and the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

A statement from the City of London Coroners' Court said that Dr Carey accepts that there is evidence of heart disease but states that in his opinion "its nature and extent is unlikely to have contributed to the cause of death".

A solcitor for the family said that they have been aware of the findings of the second pathology report for a week and have had to endure the holding back of this information despite continuing reports in the press that Ian died of a heart attack.