A police officer said the amount of force used to restrain Sheku Bayoh before he died in police custody was justified, an inquiry into his death has heard.
Pc Ashley Tomlinson, giving evidence at the public hearing in Edinburgh on Thursday, said he used the highest level of police force - level 5, known as "deadly or lethal force" - when attempting to restrain the 31-year-old after he believed Mr Bayoh had killed his colleague, Pc Nicole Short.
The inquiry was told this level of force has the potential to cause serious injury or even death when it is applied, "and in all circumstances must be proportionate to the perceived threat and degree of jeopardy involved."
