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The NHS trust responsible for treating Valdo Calocane, the individual who carried out the fatal attacks in Nottingham, is currently under investigation for corporate manslaughter. Calocane, previously diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was cared for by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust prior to the tragic incidents in June 2023, where he fatally attacked Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates.
A public inquiry, which concluded hearing evidence in May, revealed that Calocane had been discharged in 2022 because he had missed several appointments and the care team had effectively “lost” contact with him. The probing into the trust’s conduct is being conducted by Northumbria Police, working on behalf of Nottinghamshire Police. Meanwhile, Nottinghamshire Police have faced criticism regarding their prior dealings with Calocane and their overall management of the subsequent attacks and the related investigation.
A spokesperson from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust stated, “Northumbria Police, acting on behalf of Nottinghamshire Police, have begun an investigation into matters relating to the care and treatment of Valdo Calocane. We know how important the independent inquiry and police investigation are for the affected families, the survivors and our local communities. We will, of course, be co-operating fully with Northumbria Police, as we have with the Statutory Inquiry into these matters which is being chaired by Her Honour Deborah Taylor, and which will hear final submissions from all the parties involved later this year.”
Over a two-year period before his discharge in September 2022, Calocane was under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare and had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act on four occasions. A doctor had even warned that he posed a risk of killing someone. After the attacks, Calocane pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, as well as three counts of attempted murder. He is now serving an indefinite hospital order in a secure, high-security facility
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