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Police appeal for witnesses after man hurt in Kirkcaldy hit-and-run

Police have launched an investigation after a 36-year-old man was injured in a hit-and-run incident in Fife. The man was struck by a car on Whyte Melville Road at the junction with Abbotshall Road in Kirkcaldy at about 11.50pm on Saturday September ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:12

Scotland

Three people in hospital and man arrested after crash

A man has been arrested after three people were taken to hospital following a crash in Fife. The collision happened in Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, at about 10.45am on Sunday. Emergency services attended the scene and three people were taken to ...

07 Aug 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Two men arrested after consignment of drugs found in pet food shipments

Two men have been arrested after eight kilograms of the drug MDMA were found in in two separate shipments of pet food. In conjunction with the National Crime Agency, Police Scotland have launched two separate investigations into the finds. ...

03 Aug 2022 at 18:58

Race played no part in risk assessment, says Sheku Bayoh case officer

A policeman said the race of a man who died after being restrained by officers had nothing to do with his risk assessment of the situation, an inquiry has heard. Sheku Bayoh died on May 3, 2015 after he was detained by police in Kirkcaldy,...

19 May 2022 at 14:22

Policeman heard rib break while performing CPR on Sheku Bayoh, inquiry told

A police officer has told an inquiry how he heard a rib break while performing CPR on a man who fell unconscious during his arrest. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died on May 3, 2015, after he was detained by police in Kirkcaldy, Fife, and an inquiry ...

20 May 2022 at 17:51

Police officer shoulder-charged Sheku Bayoh during arrest, inquiry told

A police officer has told an inquiry how he shoulder-tackled Sheku Bayoh and restrained him on the ground during his arrest. Mr Bayoh, 31, died on May 3, 2015 after he was detained by police in Kirkcaldy, Fife, and an inquiry into his ...

20 May 2022 at 13:29

Bayoh in ‘zombie state’ and race played no part in police action, inquiry told

A black man who died after police restrained him was in a “rage or zombie state”, one of the first officers on the scene said as he insisted his race had no impact on his decision to use Pava spray on him. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died on ...

19 May 2022 at 18:02

Sheku Bayoh’s family expect police to ‘tell the whole truth’, says lawyer

The family of a man who died after being restrained by police expect to hear “the whole truth”, their lawyer said as one of the officers called to the scene begins giving evidence to an inquiry. Sheku Bayoh died on May 3, 2015 ...

19 May 2022 at 11:28

Officer had no recent equality and diversity training, Sheku Bayoh Inquiry hears

A police officer claimed he had not received any equality and diversity training since the start of his career 17 years ago, the inquiry into Sheku Bayoh’s death heard on Friday. Pc Alan Smith continued to give evidence to ...

27 May 2022 at 18:47

Policeman tells inquiry he feared Sheku Bayoh had killed fellow officer

A police officer said he thought Sheku Bayoh had killed his colleague while they were trying to restrain him, an inquiry has heard. Pc Ashley Tomlinson, 30, was one of the officers first on the scene after Mr Bayoh was ...

25 May 2022 at 18:52

‘Deadly force’ was justified in restraint of Sheku Bayoh, officer tells inquiry

Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Police officer found chewing gum in search for knife

A police officer said the amount of force used to restrain Sheku Bayoh before he died in police custody was justified, an inquiry into his death has heard. Pc Ashley Tomlinson, giving evidence at the public hearing in ...

26 May 2022 at 18:56

Police must be anti-racist, chief constable tells Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Police Scotland will be an anti-racist service, chief constable Iain Livingstone said at an inquiry into the death of a black man in custody. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died after being restrained by officers during a call-out ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

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