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No undertakings granted for police witnesses in Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Scotland’s Solicitor General has said she cannot guarantee that evidence given by certain police witnesses in the Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not be used against them in any future prosecution. A public inquiry will open in May into the death of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Sheku Bayoh’s family ‘full of rage’ as they continue search for truth – lawyer

The family of a man who died in police custody remain “full of rage” as they search for the truth about his death, their lawyer has said. Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after being restrained by officers who were responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

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 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

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Sheku Bayoh’s sisters speak out at start of public inquiry into his death

The sister of Sheku Bayoh has told how she no longer feels safe in Scotland after her brother died in police custody. Kadi Johnson spoke briefly at the start of an public inquiry into the death of her brother seven years ago. She told the ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

Protesters chant ‘black lives matter’ as Sheku Bayoh inquiry gets under way

Protesters from across Scotland chanted “black lives matter” as the inquiry into a man who died while in police custody began today. Campaigners gathered outside as family members, witnesses and Police Scotland officers attended the ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

Inquiry shown real-time footage and audio of moment Sheku Bayoh was restrained

The inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has been shown footage and heard 999 calls from the day he died. Visual and audio recordings, taken from CCTV, witnesses’ phones and emergency calls, were all shown in real-time at the ...

12 May 2022 at 19:55

Sheku Bayoh inquiry hears police officers want immunity over their evidence

Police officers could refuse to answer questions about the death of Sheku Bayoh if their answers could incriminate them, an inquiry has heard. At a preliminary hearing for the public inquiry into the death of the 31-year-old ...

22 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Bayoh family ‘will not rest till there is justice’ as inquiry stage concludes

The family of Sheku Bayoh say they “will not rest till there is justice” as the current “block” of evidence hearings concludes. In a statement through their lawyer, Aamer Anwar, the family said they had been “filled with ...

30 Jun 2022 at 17:39

‘Insufficient detail’ to match mark on Pc’s vest to Bayoh’s boots, inquiry told

There was “insufficient detail” to match Sheku Bayoh’s bootprints to a mark found on a vest worn by a police constable he allegedly stamped on, an inquiry has heard. Alison Marven, who works at the Scottish Police ...

17 Jun 2022 at 17:18

Medical professional casts doubt on alleged stamp on Pc in Sheku Bayoh case

A medical consultant said he would have expected to see more evidence of fractured ribs on the body of a police officer who was allegedly stamped on by Sheku Bayoh minutes before he died. The public inquiry into ...

09 Jun 2022 at 20:30

Policeman ‘found knife in grass near where Sheku Bayoh was being restrained’

An inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody has heard that an officer found a knife across the road from where he was being restrained. Pc James McDonough was giving evidence to the inquiry in ...

07 Jun 2022 at 18:31

Community trusted police in wake of Sheku Bayoh death, ex-officer tells inquiry

A former police inspector has said she believes there was no adverse reaction in the days following Sheku Bayoh’s death because the community “trusted the police”. Jane Combe, 52, who retired from the force ...

10 Jun 2022 at 17:48

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