Sheku Bayoh: officers refused immunity for inquiry into death in custody

Inquiry will examine whether death in 2015 in Kirkcaldy was avoidable, and whether Bayoh's race affected police actions

Scotland's police force and its prosecution authority have refused to give 12 police officers immunity from criminal charges in an inquiry into the death in custody of Sheku Bayoh.

Police Scotland's deputy chief constable, Fiona Taylor, has told the judge chairing a public inquiry into Bayoh's death in Kirkcaldy in May 2015 that officers are under a legal and professional duty to tell the truth, regardless of the risks of self-incrimination.