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Nottingham killer was not sectioned because of his race, inquiry told
Health•February 23, 2026 at 6:58 PMNational

Nottingham killer was not sectioned because of his race, inquiry told

By Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Valdo Calocane released in 2020 after mental health staff considered research on over-representation of young black men in detentionMental health professionals decided not to detain the Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane despite a violent incident in 2020, after they considered research that addressed the over-representation of young black men in custody, a public inquiry has been told.Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, fatally stabbed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old Ian Coates, and severely injured three others on 13 June 2023. Continue reading...

Valdo Calocane released in 2020 after mental health staff considered research on over-representation of young black men in detention

Mental health professionals decided not to detain the Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane despite a violent incident in 2020, after they considered research that addressed the over-representation of young black men in custody, a public inquiry has been told.

Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, fatally stabbed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old Ian Coates, and severely injured three others on 13 June 2023.

Continue reading...

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