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Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

A senior policeman felt sending family liaison officers to speak to the relatives of Sheku Bayoh may have worsened the “highly charged” response following his death so he instead decided to visit them himself, an inquiry has heard. Retired chief ...

31 Aug 2023 at 17:20

Skin colour was not factor in terrorism concerns, Sheku Bayoh inquiry told

Concerns about terrorism “had no reference” to the skin colour of a man who died in police custody, an inquiry has heard. Retired assistant chief constable Ruaraidh Nicolson told the Sheku Bayoh inquiry on Wednesday that he wanted any ...

13 Sept 2023 at 17:17

Joint fatal accident inquiry to be held into two deaths in police custody

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the deaths of two men in police custody. Declan Gallacher died in custody at Clydebank Police Office in West Dunbartonshire on December 23, 2018 and David Berry died at Govan Police Office ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:23

Scotland

Head of deaths in custody group felt ‘patronised’ by prison service, MSPs told

The chairwoman of a group tasked with implementing change to decrease the number of deaths in custody has said she felt “patronised” by the prison service. Gill Imery was appointed to head up the Deaths in Prison Custody Action ...

20 Sept 2023 at 19:11

Scotland

Fatal accident inquiries to be held into prisoner deaths

Fatal accident inquiries will be held into four prisoners’ deaths – three of which involved drugs. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it has lodged notices to begin the court process for conjoined ...

07 Jun 2023 at 10:40

Scotland

Prisoner ‘unfortunate casualty’ of war on drugs behind bars, sheriff concludes

An inmate who died after taking drugs behind bars was an “unfortunate casualty” of the war prison authorities are fighting against substance use, a sheriff has said. Anthony McCarthy died in his cell in HMP Kilmarnock at ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:44

Sheku Bayoh death had significant impact on police involved, inquiry told

The family of a man who died in police custody are “not the only people who have been affected adversely” by his death seven years ago, a former officer has said. Alan Paton was one of nine officers involved in ...

11 May 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Children in Polmont YOI moved to secure care as new law comes into force

All under-18s who were previously detained at Polmont Young Offenders Institution (YOI) near Falkirk have been moved to secure care settings, ministers have announced. Natalie Don-Innes, minister for children, ...

02 Sept 2024 at 00:01

‘Reasonable officer’ facing man appearing high ‘would seek medical attention’

A “reasonable officer” confronted with a man approaching them with bulging eyes who appeared high would have considered seeking medical treatment, the inquiry into the death of a man who was restrained by ...

30 Nov 2022 at 19:17

Sheku Bayoh’s behaviour before death linked to drug intoxication, inquiry told

The rapid change in Sheku Bayoh’s mental state and behaviour before his death was consistent with someone under “psychostimulant intoxication”, an inquiry has heard. An expert witness told the inquiry ...

11 May 2023 at 15:50

Scotland

Ex-lord advocate knew race would be at centre of Sheku Bayoh probe, inquiry told

The former lord advocate who oversaw the initial probe into the death of Sheku Bayoh has told an inquiry he knew immediately that “issues of racial motivation were going to be front and centre of the ...

02 May 2024 at 15:52

Scottish Government accused of ‘stonewalling’ on Sheku Bayoh inquiry decision

The family of Sheku Bayoh have accused the Scottish Government of “stonewalling” them over calls for it to expand the terms of reference of the inquiry into his death. They said it is “deeply ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:36

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