Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘weeks’

Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘weeks’
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Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘weeks’
Author: Josh Payne
Published: Feb, 12 2025 16:07

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Ms O’Malley-Kumar’s father, Dr Sanjoy Kumar, got up from his chair and shook the Prime Minister’s hand with tears in his eyes as Sir Keir told the families the news, with Mr Webber’s mother Emma Webber tearfully applauding the announcement.

Mrs Webber, who sat next to the Prime Minister during the meeting at Number 10, said “you can’t bring him back”, to which Sir Keir replied: “I can’t imagine what it is like.”.

During an emotionally charged meeting at Number 10 on Wednesday, the families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were told by Sir Keir Starmer that a “number of different agencies” would be scrutinised by the probe.

Their meeting with the Prime Minister follows the publication of NHS England’s report into the mental health care received by Calocane in the lead-up to the attacks, which found the offer of care and treatment available for him “was not always sufficient to meet his needs”.

The Prime Minister acknowledged it had “taken a long time” to reach a decision on announcing an inquiry, as he sat around the table alongside high-profile ministers such as the Health Secretary, Home Secretary and Attorney General.

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