Bayoh family condemns officer's remarks as inquiry faces uncertain future

Sheku Bayoh, a 31-year-old unarmed Black man and father of two, died from asphyxiation in May 2015 after being restrained by six police officers with approximately half a tonne of combined weight applied to his body.

A decade after Sheku Bayoh — a 31-year-old unarmed Black father — died beneath the weight of six police officers in Scotland, the public inquiry convened to reckon with his death now stands imperilled. The Scottish Police Federation, having forced the resignation of the inquiry's chairman on procedural grounds, has further inflamed the wound by platforming a retired officer's claims of personal suffering — suffering measured against a man who did not survive the encounter. What is at stake is not merely the completion of an investigation, but whether institutions can be held accountable by the

Bayoh family condemns officer's remarks as inquiry faces uncertain future

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