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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Sheku Bayoh officer says he heard rib break as he attempted resuscitation

Sheku Bayoh
Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy in May 2015. Photograph: PA

A police officer involved in the arrest of Sheku Bayoh has told the inquiry into his death in custody that he heard one of Bayoh’s ribs break as he attempted to resuscitate him.

PC Craig Walker, who the inquiry heard weighed 25st (158kg) at the time of the incident in Kirkcaldy in May 2015, said he performed CPR after he and two other officers who were trying to restrain Bayoh on the ground realised that he was unconscious.

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