Family of Sheku Bayoh to give evidence at inquiry into his death for first time
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Family of Sheku Bayoh to give evidence at inquiry into his death for first time
Kadi Johnson will appears at the public inquiry into the death of her brother, Sheku Bayoh, following a family vigil outside the inquiry venue, Capital House in Edinburgh.
Mr Bayoh died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy in 2015, and the inquiry is investigating the circumstances of his death and whether race was a factor.
The trainee gas engineer was born in Sierra Leone and moved to the UK when he was 12 – after living in London for five years he moved to Scotland.
The latest round of hearings will focus on Police Scotland’s post-incident management after initial contact with Mr Bayoh.
The family believe the evidence heard on Tuesday morning will be crucial to understanding the police and Pirc’s (Police Investigations & Review Commissioner) role in the immediate aftermath of his death.
Previously, the hearing has heard from experts in the use of police force as well as the officers who were present at the scene the day Mr Bayoh died.
Kadi Johnson will appears at the public inquiry into the death of her brother, Sheku Bayoh, following a family vigil outside the inquiry venue, Capital House in Edinburgh.
Mr Bayoh died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy in 2015, and the inquiry is investigating the circumstances of his death and whether race was a factor.
The trainee gas engineer was born in Sierra Leone and moved to the UK when he was 12 – after living in London for five years he moved to Scotland.
The latest round of hearings will focus on Police Scotland’s post-incident management after initial contact with Mr Bayoh.
The family believe the evidence heard on Tuesday morning will be crucial to understanding the police and Pirc’s (Police Investigations & Review Commissioner) role in the immediate aftermath of his death.
Previously, the hearing has heard from experts in the use of police force as well as the officers who were present at the scene the day Mr Bayoh died.