Mr Bayoh, 31, had been seen brandishing a knife in public in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015 before being restrained by six police officers in the town’s Hayfield Road.
Police evidence gathering on the day Sheku Bayoh died has been criticised by a former high ranking detective who was called to assist with the investigation into the incident.
Mr Hardie said the organisation was “in its infancy” at the time, and that the representatives of Pirc were “stand-offish”. The witness replied: “This is something I’ve thought about a lot and, to be honest with you, and to the best of my knowledge, when I attended Kirkcaldy, my number one priority would be to get the statements from the officers who attended the scene because they are… 100% witnesses to what has happened.
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