Valdo Calocane killed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in June 2023
A report into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane shows he may have been “spared prison on the basis of incomplete evidence”, his victims’ families have said.
The report said Calocane was not forced to have long-lasting antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles. The review also said other patients cared for by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also committed “extremely serious” acts of violence including stabbings between 2019 and 2023.
“These repeated failings led to this man being in the community and able to take our loved ones from us, and now we see evidence that he may have been sentenced in court on the wrong basis.” The families’ statement continued: “The picture presented to the court with regards to his mental capacity was very different to the one in the notes of those treating him. This was a man who actively avoided his medication and treatment, knowing when he didn’t take his medication that he would become paranoid and violent.
“That is why the full statutory inquiry must now happen as soon as possible, not only examining what happened to our loved ones, but also the wider failings in the care, treatment and sectioning of those with mental illnesses, as we cannot keep allowing innocent people and communities to be left at risk.”
Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health director, said: “It is clear there were failings in the care provided to Valdo Calocane which is why the trust responsible was placed in our highest oversight and support programme, which has seen them overhaul their risk assessment processes.
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