Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Reveals 'Miscarriage of Justice,' Victim's Mother Says

A public inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham attacks has exposed what victims' families describe as a "catastrophic collapse of responsibility" and an "undoubted miscarriage of justice." Barnaby Webber's mother, Emma Webber, speaking at a press conference, characterized the investigation's findings as "brutal, bruising and harrowing beyond measure - but it was so very necessary."

Valdo Calocane fatally stabbed three people – Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates – and attempted to kill three others in Nottingham on June 13, 2023. Calocane had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020. The bereaved families have consistently argued that the attacks could have been prevented and have expressed dissatisfaction with Calocane's sentence.

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It has been brutal, bruising and harrowing beyond measure - but it was so very necessary.

Emma Webber stated that there had been "cover-up over candour" and that the events were not a matter of "bad luck." She asserted, "This wasn't bad luck. It was a catastrophic collapse of responsibility. An undoubted miscarriage of justice that must now be addressed."

The Nottingham Inquiry, which began its hearings on February 23, detailed a series of failures by various authorities, including the National Health Service (NHS) and the police, both in the period leading up to the attacks and in their immediate aftermath. Calocane is currently serving an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to three counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and three counts of attempted murder.

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This wasn't bad luck. It was a catastrophic collapse of responsibility. An undoubted miscarriage of justice that must now be addressed.