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Junior counsel Adam Birkby said Mr Amaaz threw 10 punches, including a punch to the face of PC Ward that knocked her to the floor, and that Mr Amaad aimed six punches at firearms officer PC Marsden.

He added: "Where the disadvantage occurred is that he was denied the invaluable assistance of junior counsel in a murder case which had approximately four weeks to run."

The inquiry junior counsel Lorna Thomson asked: "Members of the public watching the evidence might wonder whether you are saying that the soil on areas one and three on the vest did come from Sheku Bayoh's boots, is that what you are saying?"

Of 700-odd files, two were thought to be relevant to the hearing by junior counsel to the inquest Matthew Flinn.

Anthony Metzer QC and his junior counsel Sarah Pinder of Goldsmith Chambers, along with lawyer Vinita Templeton, are working pro bono to mount a judicial review of the government's position.