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Inquiry Finds University Was Not Informed of Psychiatrist’s Warning About Nottingham Murderer
A public inquiry found University of Nottingham was not informed of a psychiatrist's warning that Valdo Calocane might kill, despite violent incidents and police failures, before he killed three in 2023.
- On Wednesday, February 25 the university staff said they were not informed of Dr Faizal Seedat's warning that Valdo Calocane could end up killing someone, before the June 13, 2023 attacks.
- Inter‑agency limits on disclosure meant NHS mental‑health services and University of Nottingham staff could not share details during an ongoing investigation, while a warrant to arrest remained unexecuted for months and mental‑health professionals weighed disproportionate detention research.
- Medical notes from July 2020 show Calocane stopped medication two weeks after discharge and recorded no remorse after a woman jumped from a first-floor window at Radford in Nottingham.
- Bereaved families told the inquiry the university could and should have done more and criticised agencies' lack of professional curiosity, despite Claire Thompson serving as a close contact without disclosing her prior involvement in managing Calocane's risk.
- Deborah Taylor's judge-led inquiry will scrutinise institutional practice as University of Nottingham witnesses said assessing risk is complex when NHS mental-health services and police body-worn camera footage do not communicate fully.
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Valdo Calocane allowed to stay in student accommodation despite attacking and trapping flatmates as they were forced to move out instead
Valdo Calocane was allowed to remain in university accomodation whilst his attack victims were forced to leave due to the negligence of staff at the higher education institution, an inquiry has revealed.The 34-year-old was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, while he was a student at the University of Nottingham, three years before he fatally stabbed three people and hit three others with a van.University staff have told a public inqu…
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