Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates
Triple killer Valdo Calocane may have been spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say
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.
Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates before attempting to kill three other people, in a spate of attacks in Nottingham in June 2023.
The families of the three murder victims said the independent review, published on Wednesday, showed the killer was “responsible for his actions and was allowed to make these decisions by his treating teams”, and added that “when he came to court, we were told a very different story”.
Triple killer Valdo Calocane may have been spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say
