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Police failures preceded Nottingham attacks by Valdo Calocane

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Calocane put his flatmate Christopher in a headlock in January 2022 after being asked to clean a shared bathroom.

7 backing sources

Calocane killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates on June 13, 2023, and seriously injured three others with a stolen van.

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Calocane had a history of mental illness, including paranoid schizophrenia, and had been sectioned multiple times before the attacks.

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Open Questions

5 questions
Why police took no steps to execute the outstanding arrest warrant for Calocane before the attacks.
The specific reasons why toxicology tests were not conducted on Calocane after his arrest.
The full extent of internal police disagreements over charging Calocane and the nature of his actions.
What specific mental health interventions or monitoring were in place for Calocane prior to the attacks.
The outcome or findings of the public inquiry led by retired judge Deborah Taylor.
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