Bulletin: Simon Harwood; (1); Manslaughter trial in death of Ian Tomlinson. Case involces discredited pathologist Dr. Freddy Patel); Guardian;

STORY: "Trial begins of police officer accused of killing Ian Tomlinson: Simon Harwood denies manslaughter of newspaper vendor who died during G20 summit in London in 2009," by reporter Peter Walker, published by The Guardian on June 18, 2012.

GIST: "The trial has begun of Simon Harwood, the police constable accused of killing Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after he collapsed amid a major Metropolitan police operation around the G20 summit in London in April 2009. Harwood, 41, denies the manslaughter of the 47-year-old newspaper vendor, who was attempting to make his way home through the police cordons on the evening of 1 April when he collapsed. Harwood's case began after a New York-based businessman, who was in London and observing the protests, handed the Guardian video footage of events linking the constable and Tomlinson shortly before the latter collapsed."

The entire story can be found at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/18/trial-begins-police-ian-tomlinson?newsfeed=true

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:

I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.

The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.