Nurse 'frightened' by Sheku Bayoh later fought to save his life in hospital, inquiry hears
dailyrecord.co.ukA nurse who was scared by Sheku Bayoh when he was allegedly weilding a knife in the street, later fought to save his life in hospital after he was restrained by officers, an inquiry has heard.
Sheku died on Sunday, May 3, 2015, after he was detained by officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife.Linda Lambert told the inquiry into his death that, as she was driving to work at Victoria Hospital, he approached her car in Hayfield Road.She said she was "very frightened", and told Angela Grahame QC, the inquiry's senior counsel: "He was charging at my car with his arms flailing about."Ms Lambert said she had seen him with a knife in his hand, and as he approached the car she drove off.In nearby Hendry Road she called 999 and told the call handler: "He was trying to stop me.
When I realised what he had in his hands I just drove."On that day, Ms Lambert was a staff nurse at the Victoria Hospital. Later that morning, Mr Bayoh was sent to the resuscitation unit and she was one of the medical staff who helped fight to save his life.He was brought into accident and emergency by ambulance, and Ms Lambert told the inquiry: "I don't know him, but I recognised him as the guy I had just seen." When the 31-year-old arrived in hospital, he was handcuffed and unresponsive, she said, and had ongoing CPR from ambulance and police crews at the scene.
Ms Lambert said the handcuffs had to be removed, but did not interfere, and was with Mr Bayoh until he was declared dead.She said she could not recall any injuries sustained to him, but said CPR and gaining IV access can cause injuries.
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