Edinburgh inquiry hears PC Nicole Short given medical examination on same day man died in police custody in 2015

The police officer who was allegedly stamped on by Sheku Bayoh in the minutes before his death as he was restrained did not have any obvious, significant injuries, according to three doctors who examined her.

Previously, two other officers had told the inquiry into Bayoh’s death in custody in Kirkcaldy in 2015 that they had witnessed him punch former PC Nicole Short, after which she fell on the ground and he “stomped” on her back.

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