The death of a black and Muslim man in custody would “automatically” create potential community tensions, a senior police officer has told an inquiry into Sheku Bayoh's death.
Bayoh, 31, a father-of-two, died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015.
In a third day of evidence to the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry, Chief Superintendent Nicola Shepherd was asked by Claire Mitchell KC, one of the lawyers representing the Bayoh family, further questions about her evidence, specifically related to her thoughts on the impact his death had on the community.
