Murdered students are awarded degrees

EMOTIONAL graduation ceremonies have been held for tragic students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar.

- By Adam Aspinall

The two 19-year-olds were stabbed to death by mentally ill Valdo Calocane in a series of attacks in Nottingham that also saw Ian Coates, 65, lose his life on June 13, 2023.

The University of Nottingham has honoured the teenagers' memories by awarding them posthumous degrees in a moving ceremony. Barnaby received a BA (hons) history and Grace an honorary BMedSci (hons) medicine.

Neither set of parents could face the ceremony, which Barnaby’s family described as “too painful” but other relatives and friends stepped in.