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Sheku Bayoh Inquiry
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Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry – Patterns and power
In episode 9 our podcast looks at the patterns of deaths of other Black men in police custody...and hears shocking allegations of racism in the force.
Police watchdog and Crown failed to assess racist language in Sheku Bayoh death
Neither Scotland’s police watchdog or Crown officials investigating the Sheku Bayoh case considered the impact of racist language used by police – or perceptions he may have been a terrorist – in his death, the public inquiry has heard.
Police Scotland advised US cops on ‘reducing lethal force’ days after Sheku Bayoh death
Top Scottish cops led a US event on the best way to reduce the use of force when dealing with someone in possession of a knife, just days after Sheku Bayoh died.
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – Matters of the heart
Episode six of our Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast looks at evidence from the post-mortem and hears what expert witnesses found about the cause of his death.
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – The golden hours
In episode five we hear about the 'golden hours' – the initial hours in the investigation into Sheku Bayoh's death that gave detectives the best opportunity to gather significant evidence.
The golden hours: inquiry reveals on investigating Sheku Bayoh’s death
As the third hearing of the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh starts, The Ferret looks at the evidence already heard about the police investigation.
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – The death message
It’s now eight years since Sheku’s loved ones were told by police that he had died. That trauma, they say, was compounded by being misled when the news was broken to them.
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry – Episode two
Racism in the police is not just a US issue. It also has a long history in the UK. In this episode we look at what the inquiry has heard so far about attitudes to race.
