US EditionEx-police officer says she's not a 'racist murderer' following death of black man
Nicole Short rejects racism claims amid paused inquiry into Sheku Bayoh's 2015 death in police custody, highlighting ongoing tensions and calls for impartial investigation.
- On Wednesday, Nicole Short, former Scottish police officer, denied being racist and said a part of her died over Sheku Bayoh's death in Kirkcaldy on May 3, 2015, speaking alongside David Kennedy.
- Sheku Bayoh's death followed a restraint involving up to six officers with half a tonne weight on him, and he was found to have suffered three injuries, having taken MDMA and Flakka.
- At the press conference, dashcam footage, 999 calls, and a replica knife 9in were shown, while two doctors who examined Short and an independent inquiry-appointed doctor gave conflicting medical accounts.
- Lord Bracadale stood down after accusations of apparent bias, pausing the inquiry as the legal team resigned and costs exceeded 50m, now searching for a new chairperson.
- Short says she remains permanently disabled, forced to retire, and still receives NHS psychological treatment a decade later; she calls for a new inquiry chair and wants officers' names cleared, while Aamer Anwar, lawyer for Sheku Bayoh's family, condemned her remarks as grotesque.
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Part of me died on day of Sheku Bayoh incident, says ex-police officer
Nicole Short has spoken publicly for the first time since the death of the father-of-two in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015. A former police officer who was injured in the incident that led to Sheku Bayoh’s death has said a “part of me died” on the day it took place. Mr Bayoh, a father-of-two who worked as a gas engineer, died after he was restrained by nine police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3, 2015. Ex-Pc Nicole Short was allegedly attack…
Ex-police Officer Says She's Not A 'racist Murderer' Following Death Of Black Man
Sheku Bayoh, a father-of-two from Fife, died after he was restrained by police officers in the town of Kirkcaldy in May 2015. Mr Bayoh, who had taken the drugs MDMA and Flakka, was found to have suffered 23 separate injuries. PC Nicole Short, who is around 5ft, was one of the first responders to 999 calls from the public, who reported seeing 31-year-old Bayoh walking the streets with a knife. Speaking for the first time to the media, Ms Short to…
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