Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police officers in Fife in 2015. A public inquiry is underway to establish exactly how the 31-year-old black man died. In a landmark first for Scotland, the inquiry is also setting out to discover if the police’s handling of the incident was affected by Bayoh’s race.

As the next session of inquiry evidence begins in Edinburgh, reporter Mark Daly takes an in-depth look at what has emerged so far.
Analysing the testimony of the officers involved in the restraint, who have publicly given their accounts for the first time, BBC Disclosure pieces together the final moments of the life of Sheku Bayoh and hears from those closest to him who are still searching for answers. Show less