Families of Nottingham attack victims granted public inquiry by Prime Minister

Families of the Nottingham attack victims have been granted an inquiry by the Prime Minister into the events that unfolded in June 2023. Investigations into the NHS’s treatment of the attacker prompted the families’ to ask for this.

According to The National, a report found failings in mental health services caring for Valdo Calocane’s prior to the attacks. Following this, Number 10 told families there would be a public inquiry into the care to see if the attacks could have been avoided.

Valdo Calocane, who has schizophrenia, pleaded not guilty to murder. He was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order, after his defence argued that his condition gave him diminished responsibility for the murders.

The independent review by the NHS found that treatment available “was not always sufficient to meet his needs”, during his behavioural issues between 2020 and 2022.

The review outlines that Calocane rejected anti-psychotic medication offered to him due to a dislike of needles, leaving mental health services to discharge him due to his limited interaction with the mental health teams available to him.

The report reveals that this is “not unique to his case”.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the families of the victims that a judge-led public inquiry will start in “a matter of weeks.”

This follows up the Prime Minister’s commitment to enforcing statutory powers.

Dr Sanjoy Kumar, Grace’s father, told press that he “welcomes” the news. Dr Kumar hopes that this inquiry which will include witnesses, will bring about “changes…for the betterment of our country that makes… the land safer for all of us.”

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Mrs Webber, Barnaby’s mother, added: “This is the first bit of positive news that we’ve been able to have for a very, very long time.”

The Prime Minister will appoint a retired judge to lead the process and has promised that the inquiry will take under two years.

The Guardian also reported that the Prime Minister hopes that this step will ensure “the justice and accountability”, which he emphasised is essential for the families of Grace O’Malley Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates.