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Killer released by mental health workers informed by race research, inquiry told
Mental health workers chose the least restrictive option for Valdo Calocane due to concerns about detaining young Black men; he later committed fatal stabbings in Nottingham, inquiry heard.
- 1- An inquiry heard that Valdo Calocane, who had paranoid schizophrenia, was released by mental health professionals partly amid concerns about the “over-representation” of young black men in detention before going on to kill three people. 2- In June 2023 in Nottingham, Calocane murdered University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, along with caretaker Ian Coates, 65, and attempted to kill three others. 3- The inquiry was told that in May 2020, while experiencing psychosis, Calocane kicked at a woman’s door, causing her to jump from a first-floor window to escape.
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Valdo Calocane was free to carry out his killing spree after 'mental health workers feared detaining him would be racist', inquiry told
An inquiry into the Nottingham triple killer has heard how he was free to carry out his killing spree after mental health workers feared detaining him would be racist.Valdo Calocane killed teenage students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates in June 2023.He then called his brother and told him: "This will be the last time I speak to you. Take the family out of the country."When asked if he was going to do…
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