The family of a man who died after being arrested demand to find out the circumstances behind his sudden death, saying they cannot grieve until they know 'the truth'.
Sheku Bayoh, 31, was detained by police after being accused of carrying a knife, but he lost consciousness while being restrained by nine officers.
His girlfriend Collette Bell wept at a press conference as she said, 'I need answers' - but the police claimed that Mr Bayoh had carried out 'a violent and unprovoked attack' and urged caution in jumping to conclusions.
Mr Bayoh, a father of two, died on the morning of May 3 in his home town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, uk, after police were called to the scene by members of the public who reported that he was carrying a knife.
He was pronounced dead shortly after and an investigation into the cause of his death has now been launched by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
Members of Mr Bayoh's family and his partner talk of their 'grave concerns' about the role of police and questioned why no officers who attended the incident have been suspended while an inquiry takes place.
His partner Miss Bell, mother to his four-month-old son, described him as her 'soulmate and best friend'.
She said: 'I need answers as to why he was taken from me.
'I want to know the whole truth of the circumstances surrounding his death so that one day I can explain to my son Isaac Bayoh why he has had to grow up without his daddy.'
She was joined by Mr Bayoh's mother and two of his sisters at the media conference in Edinburgh.
They later met the Lord Advocate, who has instructed the PIRC to look at the case.
His sister Kadi Johnson talked about how he had moved to the UK from Sierra Leone when he was 11 and then to Scotland aged 17.
