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Family of a man who died in police custody call for public inquiry

THE family of a man who died in police custody called for a public inquiry today after prosecutors said there would be no prosecutions over the incident.

Sheku Bayoh, 31, died after being restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015.

After a meeting with Lord Advocate James Wolff QC, solicitor Aamer Anwar blasted authorities for a “total betrayal” of Mr Bayoh’s family, who he is representing.

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