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| A fourth complaint against police officers in London's G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said. | A fourth complaint against police officers in London's G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said. |
| The IPCC said it had begun an inquiry into the alleged assault of a 22-year-old woman involved in the demonstrations on 1 April 2009. | The IPCC said it had begun an inquiry into the alleged assault of a 22-year-old woman involved in the demonstrations on 1 April 2009. |
| Some 256 complaints about G20 policing have been received, the watchdog said. | Some 256 complaints about G20 policing have been received, the watchdog said. |
| The three cases already being investigated include the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson. | The three cases already being investigated include the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson. |
| An IPCC spokesman said the woman's complaint had been referred to the watchdog by the Metropolitan Police. | An IPCC spokesman said the woman's complaint had been referred to the watchdog by the Metropolitan Police. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it involved an alleged assault in Bishopsgate in the City of London which had not previously been in the public arena. | BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it involved an alleged assault in Bishopsgate in the City of London which had not previously been in the public arena. |
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| Deborah Glass, the IPCC's deputy chair, said the decision to investigate the complaint was made on 24 April. | |
| The IPCC's announcement of the probe followed a meeting with the complainant earlier on Thursday. | |
| "Having reviewed the information, the IPCC has taken the decision to independently investigate this latest incident arising from the policing operation relating to the G20 Summit," she added. | |
| "The IPCC is also liaising with HMIC on their review of the policing of public protests, as the complaints we receive about police tactics may help to inform that review." | |
| An IPCC spokesman said the 256 complaints received by the watchdog in relation to the G20 protests included 121 from people who claim to have either witnessed or suffered police violence. | |
| Complaints about police tactics accounted for 75 and 60 were from members of the public who objected to what they saw on television. |