THE primary motive of police officers when dealing with an armed suspect is to “contain rather than restrain” unless they can justify otherwise, an inquiry has heard.
Joanne Caffrey, an expert witness on the use of force and police custody, gave evidence to the Sheku Bayoh inquiry in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
The father-of-two, 31, died after being detained by six police officers, who restrained him on the ground in Kirkcaldy, Fife on May 3 2015.
