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Valdo Calocane’s mother ‘thought he posed risk to others years before attacks’

Celeste Calocane gave evidence to the inquiry examining events leading up to the triple killing in Nottingham in 2023.

Evening Standard · May 14

Valdo Calocane brother tells inquiry he felt powerless over killer’s mental ill health

Elias Calocane says he thought violent messages sent by brother related to suicidal thoughts not harming others

The Guardian - UK · May 13

Triple killer was discharged from mental health services ‘because NHS trust could not find him’

Inquiry hears Valdo Calocane’s last engagement with EIP team had been by phone, when he lied about being abroad

The Independent UK · May 6

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Authorities have ‘tortured’ families, attack survivor’s partner tells inquiry

Wayne Birkett was one of three people who was run over by Valdo Calocane during the Nottingham attacks.

Evening Standard · Mar 26

Nottingham attack victims tested for drugs but killer was not, inquiry told

Father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar calls decision to take sample from his daughter after her death ‘disgusting’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

Father of student stabbed by Valdo Calocane brands police decision ‘disgusting’

Calocane was sentenced to hospital order after killing three people and attempting to murder three others.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Parents of student killed by Valdo Calocane slam ‘grotesque’ police actions

Valdo Calocane killed three people and attempted to murder three others in Nottingham in June 2023.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

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The Independent UK · Mar 24

Son of caretaker killed by Calocane found out father died through Instagram

Ian Coates, 65, was stabbed just over an hour after 19-year-old undergraduates Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar were killed.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Valdo Calocane inquiry: Partner of murdered caretaker told he ‘died in car crash’

Elaine Newton told Nottingham attacks inquiry it felt like partner Ian Coates ‘died twice’

The Independent UK · Mar 24

Woman told Valdo Calocane could have killed her years before attacks – inquiry

Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed three people and injured three others in Nottingham in 2023.

The Independent UK · Feb 26

University not told of psychiatrist’s concerns that Valdo Calocane might kill

The Nottingham Inquiry heard the triple-killer showed no remorse after a woman in fear of him jumped out of a first floor window.

Evening Standard · Feb 25

Police sorry for failing to arrest Calocane before killings, Nottingham inquiry told

Leicester and Nottingham officers accept they missed opportunities to act on earlier warrant

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Police failed to arrest triple killer on warrant months before attacks – inquiry

Valdo Calocane killed two university students and a caretaker in Nottingham in June 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 24

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

Nottingham killer was not sectioned because of his race, inquiry told

Valdo Calocane released in 2020 after mental health staff considered research on over-representation of young black men in detention

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Mother of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane asked for son to be admitted to hospital after outburst, inquiry told

A public inquiry into failures by NHS and police forces leading up to Valdo Calocane’s triple-killing has opened

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Killer released by mental health workers informed by race research, inquiry told

Valdo Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Families at centre of Nottingham attacks will have concerns examined – inquiry

Valdo Calocane killed three people and injured three others in attacks in Nottingham in 2023.

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Evening Standard · Feb 23

Nottingham attacks inquiry is ‘turning point in our pursuit of truth’ – families

The two-year public inquiry into the attacks is due to begin on Monday.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

Mother of Nottingham attacks victim calls for ‘whole truth’ to emerge at inquiry

Emma Webber, mother of Barnaby Webber, expects ‘shocking’ failures into care of triple killer Valdo Calacone to emerge at inquiry starting on Monday

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Nottingham attacks victim’s mother believes inquiry will lead to ‘ramifications’

Emma Webber said the families need answers on ‘so much’, before the inquiry begins next week.

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Criminals in hospital to lose benefits as Labour closes ‘loophole’

Families of victims of the 2023 Nottingham attacks have welcomed the plans

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Nottingham attack families fear further disasters as NHS trust deemed ‘not safe’

A CQC report has criticised the mental health services that treated killer Valdo Calocane

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Nottingham attack victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar posthumously awarded bravery medal

The family of 19-year-old Grace O’Malley-Kumar say they are so proud of their daughter for attempting to fight off attacker

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

Police watchdog staff face probe over comments on Nottingham stabbings inquiry

A judge-led public inquiry into the decisions made prior to the attacks was announced in February.

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