Overview
- The public inquiry was paused after chair Lord Bracadale resigned over impartiality questions and the inquiry’s counsel then stepped down.
- At a press conference, the Scottish Police Federation’s David Kennedy and lawyer Peter Watson suggested a new chair could proceed via a fatal accident inquiry.
- Aamer Anwar, representing Bayoh’s family, rejected that route, citing the lord advocate’s view that an FAI lacks the scope required.
- Former PC Nicole Short spoke publicly, reiterated that she was assaulted, said she lives with PTSD and disability, and called for a new chair and a transparent process.
- Evidence to the inquiry includes a pathologist’s view that restraint during a struggle was a major factor in Bayoh’s death, alongside disputed medical assessments of Short’s injuries.