THE sister of Sheku Bayoh, who died after being restrained on the ground by police, told an inquiry into her brother’s death she no longer feels safe in Scotland.

The public inquiry into the circumstances of Mr Bayoh’s death began today almost seven years exactly since the father of two was restrained by officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015. 

Police officers had responded to reports of a black man in an agitated state carrying a knife. 

Mr Bayoh was hit with batons, pepper spray and restrained on the pavement with wrist and leg ties. 

A post-mortem examination found 23 injuries to his body, while a toxicology report confirmed Mr Bayoh had taken some drugs, but no knife was found. 

Addressing the hearing on Tuesday, Mr Bayoh’s sister Kadi said: “I don’t feel safe any more here in Scotland. 

“I feel nervous and worried for my children, I fear for the safety of my nieces and nephews. Why should I have to feel this way?”

The nine officers involved have always denied any wrongdoing and have not faced prosecution or disciplinary action. 

Earlier on Tuesday, the family’s solicitor Aamer Anwar accused the police, their watchdog and the Crown Prosecution Service of operating an “unholy trinity of dishonesty, racism and incompetence, betraying the word justice.”

He said in a statement on behalf of the family: “The Bayoh family have described Sheku as Scotland’s George Floyd, the only difference, they believe, is that despite seven years of struggle, the Bayohs have never seen justice and are yet to hear the whole truth.”

Mr Anwar said Kadi had no doubt her brother and family would have been treated differently “had Sheku been white.”

The day began with a vigil attended by more than 100 people.