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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Lawyers at Sheku Bayoh inquiry upbraided for watching football

Sheku Bayoh’s sisters, Kadi Johnson (left) and Kosna Bayoh (right), in Edinburgh before the start of the inquiry.
Sheku Bayoh’s sisters, Kadi Johnson (left) and Kosna Bayoh (right), in Edinburgh before the start of the inquiry. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The family of a man who died in police custody have complained that an inquiry into his death was interrupted by a football match being watched by lawyers involved in the tribunal.

The sound of the match caused a brief pause in proceedings on Wednesday afternoon during the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh, who was killed while being restrained by six police officers in Kirkcaldy in May 2015. His family believe race played a part in his death.

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