Unanswered questions on the death of Shek Bayoh
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A PATHOLOGIST who is helping the families of the Hillsborough disaster has been brought in to establish how Sheku Bayoh died in police custody.
Dr Nat Cary will join Lockerbie bombing pathologist Professor Anthony Busuttil in the investigation.
Working on behalf of the 31-year-old dad’s family, they will try to find out whether excess force was used by police during his arrest.
Cary, who was also involved in the trial of Soham murderer Ian Huntley – has conducted many postmortems on people who died in police custody.
He has previously quashed claims that people suffer a syndrome known as “excited delirium” that causes sudden death, believing it is an excuse used in cases involving restraint.
Family lawyer Aamer Anwar said: “The appointment of Dr Cary to work alongside Professor Busuttil is an important step forward in helping Sheku’s family independently investigate the cause of his death.
“Our team will offer their expertise and analysis to assist the Lord Advocate’s team.”
He added: “More than two weeks have passed since Sheku’s death yet police officers have failed to cooperate with the PIRC investigation.
“Our pathologists urgently require an explanation on what happened as they restrained Sheku in order to determine the cause of death.”