The Nottingham triple killer’s mother Celeste and brother Elias said there were a series of missed opportunities over three years to prevent the murders of 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates, in June 2023.
An independent report into his care leading up to the tragedy, published on Wednesday, revealed concerns by Calocane’s family about his deteriorating mental health were often dismissed.
Valdo Calocane’s actions had been predicted by some of the professionals treating him – and that maybe he could have been stopped from killing three people (Photo: Nottinghamshire Police/PA Wire)At a press conference on Wednesday all three victims’ families reiterated their call for a statutory public inquiry into the tragedy.
“Time and time again, callers to our helpline, SANEline, tells us that they are not listened to, and their knowledge of the patient is rejected and not included in care plans or risk assessments. Our own research into homicides reveals that failure to heed the warnings of families is a major trigger factor in over 50 per cent of cases.
Wallace said both victims’ and perpetrators families have constantly been shunned and denied support or counselling over many decades.
Calocane’s victims, from left to right, Ian Coates and Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar (Photo: Nottinghamshire Police/PA Wire)
“Over the three decades that I’ve attended inquiries the same flaws and fault lines persist. Many of them requiring simply better skill, training, judgement and humanity. Another public inquiry will simply expose the well-known litany of flaws which have been the cause of the loss of life.”
She said: “Community mental health services need to be bolstered, so that staff have more time to spend with service users and ensure they are receiving the treatment they need.
“It’s also key that investment is provided for services to implement reform of the Mental Health Act, with changes such as ensuring the families of people living with mental illness have a voice and are involved in decision-making helping to reduce risk.”
Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order but Mrs Webber said the findings of the report showed he had “got away with murder”. The report said Calocane was not forced to have long-lasting anti-psychotic medication because he did not like needles.
SANE chief executive Marjorie Wallace said both victims’ and perpetrators’ families have constantly been shunned and denied support or counselling over many decades (Photo: Stuart C Wilson/Getty Images)She said: “If any of them knew that Valdo Calocane was going to go out and share student accommodation with their children, I suspect their choices may have changed. Accountability on an individual level is essential.”
In a statement released after the report’s publication, Streeting said: “The findings will help to support an inquiry into this attack and we’ll set out the next steps as this develops.
“I want to see the recommendations from this new report implemented as soon as possible and I will be keeping track of progress and performance to make sure that they are.”
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