A public inquiry has heard Valdo Calocane had the names of students he had shared a flat with in his weapon-filled rucksack carried on the night of the Nottingham attacks. Calocane killed school caretaker Ian Coates, and students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar on 13 June 2023. The inquiry had earlier heard Calocane had previously assaulted one flatmate and intimidated others, leading to them having to be rehoused by the University of Nottingham. Counsel to the inquiry, Rachel Langdale KC, highlighted the list of names as she questioned how seriously the University of Nottingham treated the risk he posed - but pro-vice chancellor Prof Katherine Linehan said staff were guided by police. The inquiry, led by retired senior judge Deborah Taylor KC, is examining the events that led up to the attacks. More than 100 witnesses are giving evidence over the course of nine weeks. They include police officers and mental health workers who Calocane was known to. Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in July 2020 and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act multiple times. During his time as a student at the university, Calocane carried out a number of assaults, including i
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Father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar calls decision to take sample from his daughter after her death ‘disgusting’ The father of a university student killed while trying to protect her friend from Valdo Calocane in Nottingham told an inquiry it…
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Father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar calls decision to take sample from his daughter after her death ‘disgusting’ The father of a university student killed while trying to protect her friend from Valdo Calocane in Nottingham…
Read original at The Guardian →A witness cried and told a 999 operator "my God that's awful" as he reported students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar had been stabbed in Nottingham, a public inquiry into the attacks has heard. The 19-year-olds…
Read original at BBC →A public inquiry has heard Valdo Calocane had the names of students he had shared a flat with in his weapon-filled rucksack carried on the night of the Nottingham attacks. Calocane killed school caretaker Ian Coates,…
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Father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar calls decision to take sample from his daughter after her death ‘disgusting’ The father of a university student killed while trying to protect her friend from Valdo Calocane in Nottingham told an inquiry it…
View source →A witness cried and told a 999 operator "my God that's awful" as he reported students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar had been stabbed in Nottingham, a public inquiry into the attacks has heard. The 19-year-olds were killed by…
View source →A public inquiry has heard Valdo Calocane had the names of students he had shared a flat with in his weapon-filled rucksack carried on the night of the Nottingham attacks. Calocane killed school caretaker Ian Coates, and students Barnaby…
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