Nottingham attacks families not told 'stalker' had violent past
Summary
Families of three people killed in Nottingham in 2023 said the police did not tell them about a man who had been watching them and had a history of violence and mental illness. The families only learned more details about this man after an investigation involving the police was launched.Key Facts
- Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates were killed by Valdo Calocane on June 13, 2023.
- Calocane had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020 and also tried to harm three other people.
- A man interested in the families tried to contact them but police did not share his violent past or mental health history with the families.
- Grace’s father was told in 2025 that a man had visited his doctor’s office but was not given full details about the man’s risks.
- Families later found out from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) that the man was on a government program called Prevent and had been detained before.
- Barnaby Webber’s mother said police did not inform her about the man traveling to Somerset, near where she lives, to try to find victims’ families.
- The IOPC is reviewing police actions and deciding what further steps to take.
- The families said they want the police to be clear and honest about risks to keep them safe.
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