Overview
- Three people were fatally stabbed in Nottingham on June 13, 2023 when Valdo Calocane attacked pedestrians, killing students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley‑Kumar and caretaker Ian Coates.
- Calocane pleaded to offences on grounds of diminished responsibility, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order, and remains detained in a psychiatric facility.
- A three‑month statutory public inquiry has finished taking evidence and will publish its findings in May 2027.
- Victims’ families, led by Barnaby’s mother Emma Webber, are demanding meetings with the prime minister and other ministers and want an independent re‑examination of the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to accept diminished‑responsibility pleas.
- An NHS independent review found multiple failings in Calocane’s care and prompted an apology from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust while relatives describe lasting trauma and have set up the Barnaby Webber Foundation to support young people.