Officer injured in Sheku Bayoh incident will stand trial
A trial date's been set for October.
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 now stand trial over alleged data protection breaches.
Almost a year of legal wrangling over the extent of PC Nicole Short's injuries has delayed her trial over allegations she illegally accessed information on the police computer system.
PC Short was involved in the struggle that led to the death of father-of-two Sheku Bayoh in Kirkcaldy's Hayfield Road on May 3.
Police Federation bosses say she suffered "significant" injuries during the incident that led to the 31-year-old's death.
The trial - which was originally to be heard in early of 2015 was then adjourned until last October, and has been repeatedly postponed since then.
At previous pre-trial hearing lawyers said psychological and neurological assessments on Short had been carried out - and that she may never be able to appear in the dock.
The court heard PC Short had been involved in an "incident in Kirkcaldy" that had led to a "complicated medical state".
But now lawyers representing Short say the case can go ahead.
Today (25th August) Christine Hagan, defending, told Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court that doctors have now deemed Short fit to stand trial.
A trial date was set in October, with Short ordered to attend a pre-trial hearing in September.
Short, 30, of Glenrothes, Fife, pleaded not guilty on summary complaint to three charges under the Data Protection Act.