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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

FOUND: Death in custody of black man would automatically lead to tension inquiry told - What They Never Told You

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The fact a man who died after being restrained by police was black and Muslim would “automatically” create potential community tensions, a senior police officer has told an inquiry into his death.

Sheku 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.

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