Sheku Bayoh Inquiry: Search the Evidence

relation to Collette Bell. We have heard that Collette Bell was the partner of Mr Bayoh and she had recently had a baby and that was a babe in arms, if -- weeks old and being breast fed. 105 Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry I think we touched on her name and your awareness of her within the minutes before lunch. We have heard that Co…

ne had been sent -- A. No. Q. -- to Collette Bell's house? So in terms of your involvement with that location, you had no knowledge, influence or responsibility in relation to that? 104 Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry A. No, I can remember speaking to Colin around it and saying how relevant that was and he explained to me that this…

…t of the various priorities and thereafter the linked incidents, which is in my daybook. So again, the aspect of Collette Bell, it was really significant round about the call card and what that detailed. Q. Can I just ask you about the timings of that? We've heard evidence that Collette Bell called at 8.36 in the morning, that DC Mitchell…

…which would manage the incident as it began to develop. Q. Thank you. I'd like to go back to the situation with Collette Bell. A. Yes. Q. We were just about to look at your daybook entries in relation to Collette Bell, so I wonder if we could do that. I think we're on page 5. We can see under the reference to the call with Keith Harrower…

n this happened on 3 May. I have already mentioned we have heard evidence that Collette Bell phoned the police at 8.36 in the morning and we have heard evidence that -- from DC Parker that Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry he was to go to Collette Bell's house for a welfare check. Now, you have mentioned earlier that you thought there…

s partner Collette Bell." And we have heard evidence from Collette Bell that when her statement was taken at Kirkcaldy Police Office the police were I think quite insistent in relation to 121 Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry asking about whether there had been an argument. She made it very clear to the Inquiry there was no argument,…

…me on to that and we can have a look at that in that moment. Before I do that can I ask you some questions about Collette Bell. At any stage, either on 3rd or on the 4th, did you receive confirmation from anyone -- Ade Johnson, anyone at all -- that either Mr Johnson or subsequently Aamer Anwar was to be the single point of contact for he…

…ly liaison officers to deal with the family." I think we have spoken about that. Can I move on and ask you about Collette Bell, please. We have heard evidence about Collette Bell. She was the partner of Sheku Bayoh? A. Yes. Q. And she had recently had a baby? A. Yes. Q. We have heard evidence from Collette Bell that she wanted to see Mr B…

…ly liaison officers to deal with the family." I think we have spoken about that. Can I move on and ask you about Collette Bell, please. We have heard evidence about Collette Bell. She was the partner of Sheku Bayoh? A. Yes. Q. And she had recently had a baby? A. Yes. Q. We have heard evidence from Collette Bell that she wanted to see Mr B…

Collette Bell? A. Yes. Q. And then also people we have heard were friends of Mr Bayoh, so Kirsty MacLeod, Martyn Dick, Zahid Saeed. Lorraine Bell, who is the mother of Collette Bell, we Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry have heard about her. A. That is correct. Q. And the final name there is for Mr Anwar, who is the solicitor for Mr B…

…yoh Inquiry you had asked Mr Harrower to contact Ade Johnson. What were you aware of on 4 May in connection with Collette Bell and her status as Mr Bayoh's partner? A. I was aware that she was his partner. I was aware that they had a child together. But at that moment in time, and dealing with this aspect, the information that had been re…

…yoh Inquiry you had asked Mr Harrower to contact Ade Johnson. What were you aware of on 4 May in connection with Collette Bell and her status as Mr Bayoh's partner? A. I was aware that she was his partner. I was aware that they had a child together. But at that moment in time, and dealing with this aspect, the information that had been re…

Collette Bell? A. Yes. Q. And then also people we have heard were friends of Mr Bayoh, so Kirsty MacLeod, Martyn Dick, Zahid Saeed. Lorraine Bell, who is the mother of Collette Bell, we Transcript of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry have heard about her. A. That is correct. Q. And the final name there is for Mr Anwar, who is the solicitor for Mr B…

…'t know if it came from -- at that time, I think we were aware or I was aware, Colin had briefed me around about Collette Bell's call around that time, so I've a feeling it came from the call card from Collette Bell. Q. We have heard about a call that Collette Bell had made to the police at 8.36 in the morning -- A. Yes. Q. -- regarding h…

…ke -- A. Yeah. Q. -- of the response team and those involved? A. Yes. Q. Just before lunch we were talking about Collette Bell. A. Yes. Q. I'd like to go back to that, and you talked about you were not aware of the situation with Collette Bell until between around 10.00 and 10.30, when you had your briefing -- A. That's correct. Q. -- fro…