Calocane’s attack on Ms O’Malley Kumar, Mr Webber and Mr Coates was not an isolated incident, as the report described a number of Calocane’s other violent encounters.
Valdo Calocane: How quiet Nottingham grad from Christian family went on to kill three in monstrous attack The 32-year-old had a history of mental health issues but had frequently failed to take his medication.
The families of aspiring medic Grace O’Malley-Kumar, history student Barnaby Webber and caretaker Ian Coates are seeking accountability from authorities after a damning report revealed institutional failings in the care of triple knife killer Valdo Calocane before he attacked them on 12 June.
Ms O’Malley-Kumar and Mr Webber encountered Calocane just hours after leaving a nightclub in the city centre as they celebrated the end of exams at the University of Nottingham.
While he succeeded in graduating in 2022, his brother later told investigators that he became aware of Calocane’s mental health issues during his degree studies, as he came to believe he was being spied on by his housemates and being controlled by radio and sonic control.
