G20 protest assault charge

A POLICE officer has been charged with assaulting a female protester during anti-G20 demonstrations in London earlier this year, prosecutors said yesterday.

Police Sergeant Delroy Smellie is accused of beating a woman during the protests in the City of London on April 2 as the leaders of the G20 nations gathered for an economic summit.

An investigation was launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) watchdog after video footage came to light of an officer allegedly striking Nicola Fisher.