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Hannah Carmichael & Ruth Suter

Grieving families of Sheku Bayoh and Allan Marshall demand Nicola Sturgeon meeting

The grieving families of two men who died in police custody have delivered a letter to the First Minister's residence to demand a meeting with her and the Justice Secretary.

Allan Marshall and Sheku Bayoh both died in custody in 2015. Mr Marshall, 30, was being held on remand at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015 when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a lengthy struggle with staff.

Later that year, in May, 31-year-old Mr Bayoh died after he was restrained by nine police officers in Kirkcaldy. A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) found that Mr Marshall’s death was “entirely preventable”, while Mr Bayoh’s is currently subject to a public inquiry.

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