Inquiry Highlights Failures in Nottingham Attacks Case
A public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks has exposed what the mother of one victim described as a "catastrophic collapse of responsibility" and an "undoubted miscarriage of justice."
Valdo Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, fatally stabbed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, and attempted to kill three others in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.
The events leading up to the attacks and the subsequent response were examined over a 14-week public inquiry, which concluded on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference in London on Monday, Barnaby's mother, Emma Webber, described the process as deeply distressing but necessary.
"It has been brutal, bruising and harrowing beyond measure - but it was so very necessary."
Webber further criticized the handling of the case, stating there had been a lack of transparency.
"There had been 'cover-up over candour'.
She emphasized that the failures were not due to chance but systemic issues.
"This wasn't bad luck. It was a catastrophic collapse of responsibility. An undoubted miscarriage of justice that must now be addressed."
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