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Sarah Ward

Sheku Bayoh Inquiry chairman accused of bias over ‘secret’ meetings with family

Supporters of the family of Sheku Bayoh were outside Capital House in Edinburgh for the hearing on Thursday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

The chairman of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry wrote to grieving relatives to say he was “humbled and honoured” to hear their experiences – prompting calls for him to step down over concerns of bias following five meetings described as “secret”, the inquiry has heard.

Sheku Bayoh, 31, a father-of-two, died after he was restrained by around six police officers who were called to Hayfield Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3, 2015.

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