Nottingham attacks NHS trust faces manslaughter probe

The NHS trust that treated Valdo Calocane, the assailant in the Nottingham attacks, is being investigated for alleged firm manslaughter, Northumbria Police said. Calocane, who had received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia before he fatally stabbed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley‑Kumar and Ian Coates in June 2023, had previously been sectioned by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. A national inquiry that concluded its evidence hearings in May heard that he was discharged in 2022 after failing to attend appointments, with the care team described as having “lost” him. The investigation into the trust’s conduct is being undertaken by Northumbria Police. Nottinghamshire Police has faced criticism for its earlier dealings with Calocane and its response to the attacks and subsequent inquiry. A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust stated: "Northumbria Police, acting connected behalf of Nottinghamshire Police, person begun an probe into matters relating to the attraction and attraction of Valdo Calocane." "We cognize however important the autarkic enquiry and constabulary probe are for the affected families, the survivors and our section communities." "We will, of course, beryllium co-operating afloat with Northumbria Police, arsenic we person with the Statutory Inquiry into these matters which is being chaired by Her Honour Deborah Taylor, and which volition perceive last submissions from each the parties progressive aboriginal this year."