The father-of-two died in 2015 after being restrained on the ground by six police officers. The public inquiry into his death is ongoing but not currently set to examine why police were not prosecuted.
The family of a man who died after being restrained by police has called for the public inquiry into his death to examine why officers were not prosecuted after the incident. Father-of-two Sheku Bayoh was restrained on the ground by six officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on 3 May 2015 after being arrested when he was under the influence of drugs. The ongoing inquiry began two years ago and is examining the circumstances leading to the 31-year-old's death, and the aftermath and investigation.
Addressing the fact it's unusual for the terms of reference of an inquiry to be changed midway through, Mr Anwar said: 'They were changed in the COVID inquiry, they were changed in other inquiries, and can be changed going along. 'Issues have arisen at the inquiry during the process, and it's an artificial divide in that the inquiry can't go beyond the terms of reference.
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