Name staff who treated Calocane, families urge

HEALTH SECRETARY HEARS LOVED ONES' PLEA FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

- By POL ALLINGHAM & JOSH PAYNE, PA

THE families of the Nottingham attack victims have told the Health Secretary they want the names of staff involved in treating killer Valdo Calocane to be made public.

A February report into the care received by Calocane detailed how he was not forced to have long-lasting antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles, and how other patients at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also went on to commit “extremely serious” acts of violence.

Relatives of 19-year-old students Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates, met Wes Streeting on Monday and asked for those responsible to be held accountable.

After the meeting, Dr Sanjoy Kumar, Grace’s father, said: “It was the actions of a few people that put a dangerous man out in the community.”

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed three people and attempted to kill three more in June 2023. He was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January last year after admitting manslaughter by diminished responsibility and attempted murder.