Mother of Nottingham Attacker Says Mental Health System is Broken
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Celeste Calocane, mother of Valdo Calocane (who killed 3 in Nottingham in 2023), tells inquiry the mental health system is broken, citing repeated unacted warnings about her son's risk to others before the tragedy.
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Why It Matters
Valdo Calocane's history with paranoid schizophrenia and repeated hospitalizations led to an inquiry after he killed three in Nottingham.
The mother of the man who killed three people in an attack in Nottingham in 2023 has told an inquiry that the mental health system is broken and that until there is a crisis “no one listens to you”. Valdo Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a suspended hospital order in January 2024 after killing the students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, on 13 June 2023 and attempting to kill three others. ... (Full article text preserved with paragraph breaks)
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Inquiry leads to policy changes in mental health services.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What systemic changes will be implemented post-inquiry?
