A former police officer has described how she feared Sheku Bayoh was going to kill her throughout an inquiry into his demise.
Nicole Quick was one of many officers on the scene responding to reviews of a person armed with a knife in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in Could, 2015.
Mr Bayoh, 31, died after being restrained by officers.
The previous officer informed the inquiry Mr Bayoh had been in a "press-up" place and had managed to raise three officers off of the bottom.
She stated: "I can not say for sure who was the place, however I simply bear in mind Mr Bayoh, I am optimistic he was in a form of press-up place and he was attempting to stand up off the bottom.
"I simply bear in mind pondering, 'these are three of the most important guys on shift and he is managing to raise them up'. It was like nothing I had ever seen earlier than in my life."
Angela Grahame QC, senior counsel to the inquiry, requested Ms Quick if she may recall the place her colleagues have been standing.
Ms Quick replied that she may "not say with certainty" however recalled the three officers "struggling" with Mr Bayoh whom she described as "nearly overcoming them".
She added: "He was nearly overcoming them if what I imply, and I simply bear in mind being horrified.
"I had a real perception he was going to stand up and end me off."
Ms Quick described how Mr Bayoh had been surrounded by officers with one officer at every of his arms.
In her first witness assertion regarding the incident, Ms Quick stated Sheku Bayoh was "deranged with superhuman energy".
She was requested by Ms Grahame what was meant by this, to which Ms Quick replied: "I'd say initially the tremendous human energy aspect got here with the Pava (pelargonic acid vanillylamide spray) and the CS spray having completely no impact on him.
"The following one was the energy that he confirmed by lifting these three male officers off the bottom.
She believed the extent of restraint was "fully in line" with the violence and resistance proven by Mr Bayoh.
The previous officer was taken to hospital for therapy after the incident.
She informed the inquiry how she felt after the occasions that result in Sheku Bayoh's demise. Ms Quick stated: "Bodily I felt sore. Sore head, knees arms, facet.
"Emotionally, I simply felt completely damaged, to be trustworthy.
"I burst out crying within the van I evaluate it to when a baby actually, actually cries. I used to be shaking with concern, adrenaline, I could not catch my breath."
Ms Quick stated it "did not undergo her head" on the time that the officers had been taller than Mr Bayoh whom she later discovered was 5ft 10in.
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Ms Graeme requested what it was about Mr Bayoh's manner that made her really feel he was essentially the most "horrifying, loopy man" she had ever seen in her life.
Ms Quick replied: "Strolling on a mission, not listening to a phrase they have been saying. There was nothing there. His pupils have been huge and black. Nothing we have been saying was registering, he was form of simply doing what he needed.
"Essentially the most horrifying factor for me was seeing the spray not engaged on him.
"It was so uncontrolled."
Ms Quick was requested if they might have employed the identical techniques had Mr Bayoh been white.
She replied: "The actions can be the identical. The color of his pores and skin had no bearing on how we reacted to that decision in any respect."
On Tuesday morning, the inquiry heard how Ms Quick had ran from Mr Bayoh after being "overwhelmed by terror" earlier than falling to the bottom after receiving a blow to the top.
Nicole Quick stated she felt "fearful" and "scared" when she arrived on the scene.
The inquiry has been informed Ms Quick has been rendered "completely disabled" from accidents she sustained on the day of Mr Bayoh's demise.
An inquiry into the circumstances of Mr Bayoh's demise, and whether or not race was an element, is happening at Capital Home, Edinburgh.
Ms Quick, who the inquiry heard is 5ft 1in tall, was one of many officers responding to 999 calls that Mr Bayoh, 31, carrying a knife within the city's Hayfield Highway simply after 7am.
Describing how she arrived on the scene on Hayfield Highway, she stated: "I used to be fearful, I used to be scared, I felt like my precedence was to take care of what was in entrance of me."
Final week, Laptop Craig Walker stated he noticed Mr Bayoh "stamp" on Laptop Quick.
On Tuesday morning, supporters of Sheku Bayoh's household took the knee outdoors the inquiry.
Mr Bayoh's mom, Aminata Bayoh, and his sister, Kadi Johnson, arrived to chants of "Black Lives Matter" and "No justice, no peace, no racist police" from about 50 protesters.
Current with the household was their lawyer, Aamer Anwar.
Talking about Mr Bayoh's household, Mr Anwar stated: "They've been preventing for justice for some seven years now and this wrestle is just not over."
Mrs Bayoh thanked the protesters for coming to point out solidarity with the household forward of the proof being heard.
Roddy Dunlop QC, who's representing Ms Quick and one other officer, stated: "It might be naive to suppose that the occasions of that day haven't had materials affect on the lives of the households of the officers who attended the scene that day."
Mr Dunlop stated there have been accusations of racism directed towards these officers and "such vilification has an enduring affect".
The inquiry, which is inspecting the rapid circumstances resulting in the demise of Mr Bayoh, how the police handled the aftermath, the next investigation, and whether or not race was an element, continues.