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Sister of death in custody victim Sheku Bayoh urges Scots to protest George Floyd killing virtually

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The sister of death in custody victim Sheku Bayoh has issued a plea to those planning to demonstrate over the police killing of George Floyd in Scotland to do so virtually.

Nurse Kadijartu Johnson urged protesters not to put themselves at risk amid the coronavirus pandemic in a statement alongside lawyer and campaigner Aamer Anwar, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf and Labour MSP Anas Sarwar.

Her brother Sheku died in 2015 aged 32 after being restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife. His family believes race played a part in his death and a public inquiry was announced by Yousaf in November last year, with which Police Scotland pledged to "engage fully".Mr Anwar has previously drawn comparisons to the case with that of

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