Families of victims killed in last year's Nottingham attacks have criticized Nottinghamshire Police over a complaint against media coverage, calling it 'disgusting' and taking them 'back to anger'. The force unsuccessfully challenged parts of Nottinghamshire Live's reporting about a non-disclosure agreement allegedly requested from reporters covering the case.
Nottinghamshire Police has been blasted over a "disgusting" choice that has taken grieving families "back to anger" after last year's Nottingham attacks. The sons of Ian Coates, 65, and the father of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, 19, who were killed in the city by Valdo Calocane in June 2023, have heavily criticised the force after it made an unsuccessful complaint against parts of Nottinghamshire Live's coverage.
Mr Coates said he had no issues with police officers in general, but thought senior officers had to be held accountable. "It's certain individuals, and I am hoping at some point they will be named and be accountable. The main thing is that they need to be made to learn from these mistakes so it doesn't happen to someone else."
"We have a great city and people that come from all walks of life, but the police are letting us down," he added. "The way they have worked has made it all raw and taken me back to the anger part of grieving again." "Why are they spending time and resources on work that isn't in the public interest. They can only justify it by saying it is about maintaining public confidence - but in fact this has shattered that even more.
"At no point did we ask any media organisation to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which is a legally binding document. Despite being disappointed with the findings, we have decided not to appeal the decision. We remain fully committed to the IOPC investigation and it would not be appropriate to comment any further until this has been completed.”
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