Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
PC ‘did not report any pain’
A DOCTOR who examined a police officer who said she was stamped on by Sheku Bayoh has told the inquiry into his death the woman did not complain of pain in her side.
PC Nicole Short earlier told the inquiry she suffered “searing pain” in the minutes following the attack.
She was taken to Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital and seen at 8.20am, an hour after the alleged attack.
Dr Katherine Mitchell said the incident was not mentioned to her during the medical consultation.
The trainee emergency medicine specialist said she “couldn’t see any reason why I wouldn’t have made a note of it”, adding it was an important part of the medical history.
PC Craig Walker and DC Ashley Tomlinson both told the inquiry they saw Mr Bayoh stamp on PC Short. However, eyewitness Kevin Nelson said in his evidence this was “not possible”.
The hearing also heard from forensic medical examiner Dr Gillian Norrie, who examined officers following the incident, something she described as “very unusual”.
Dr Norrie was brought in to document any injuries suffered by officers during the incident on Hayfield Road in May 2015.
She said while taking a medical history at Kirkcaldy police station at 3.45pm that day, PC Short told her she had been stamped on.
She found no injury to the region while carrying out a “thorough” top to toe examination.
However, she added PC Short could have gone on to develop bruising.
She said: “It might not be evident immediately, sometimes it evolves and...actually develop into a bruise.”
The inquiry continues.