Father-of-three Ian Coates, 65, was one of three people killed by Valdo Calocane in the Nottingham attacks on June 13, 2023
The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police is "hiding away behind emails" from the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks, the son of Ian Coates has said. .
Nottinghamshire Police are currently being investigated by IOPC for their handling of the investigation following Calocane's stabbings, its previous interactions with the killer, and its failure to catch him during a nine-month period when he was subject to an arrest warrant. "When I was younger you knew the police were there to help, but it doesn't feel like they have been there for us," Mr Coates said.
Mr Coates stated it was his belief that "it was more than just one or two people involved" in the inappropriate accessing of information about the attacks. The 38-year-old, who grew up in Bestwood and now lives outside the city centre, said he found the city's failure to protect his father, who was "Nottingham through and through", particularly distressing. "The people you expect to help you have failed us," he added.
"I am disappointed with everybody involved, the police, healthcare services, the CPS, and there were a lot of missed opportunities to stop him.
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