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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Restraints increased risk of rapid death from asphyxiation

PA Wire

Being in restraints while being detained by police could increase the risk of “rapid death” from positional asphyxiation, the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has heard.

The inquiry resumed at Capital House in Edinburgh on Tuesday after the first round of hearings concluded in June.

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