A POLICE officer said to have been “badly hurt”and who “feared for her life” in the incident that led to the death of Sheku Bayoh will stand trial over alleged protection breaches.
Wrangling over the extent of Constable Nicole Short’s injuries delayed her trial over allegations she illegally accessed information on the police computer system.
Ms Short, 30, was involved in the struggle that led to the death of father-of-two Sheku Bayoh, 31, in Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, on May 3.
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Police Federation bosses say she suffered “significant” injuries during the incident that led to Mr Bayoh’s death. But now lawyers representing Ms Short say the case can go ahead and trial date was set for October 7.
She pleaded not guilty on summary complaint to three charges under the Data Protection Act at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
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Ms Short, of Glenrothes, Fife, is accused of obtaining personal data relating to two men from Fife Constabulary’s Crimefile system and Scottish Intelligence Database for non-policing purposes in a separate incident.
Mr Bayoh collapsed and died after being restrained by officers chasing up reports of a suspect wielding a knife.
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