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Killer 'should have been arrested before attacks'
Outgoing Chief Constable Kate Meynell acknowledged police failures in executing a nine-month-old warrant, allowing Valdo Calocane to kill three victims in Nottingham in June 2023.
- An outgoing police boss told the inquiry on March 20 she accepted procedural failings could have left the triple killer in custody, prompting accusations of 'gross incompetent failures'.
- A September 2022 warrant, issued after Calocane's September 2021 assault, remained unactioned for nine months, with officers at a Leicestershire warehouse failing to note it due to junior, inexperienced staff.
- Legal representatives highlighted that mental-health grounds could affect bail outcomes, with Chief Constable Kate Meynell apologising and accepting responsibility as processes "weren't as they should have been".
- Victims' relatives condemned police, with Emma Webber saying 'those were gross incompetent failures', while counsel argued the warrant's execution 'might not have made much difference' on June 13.
- Following evidence at Mary Ward House, Chief Constable Kate Meynell formally retired days ago, highlighting leadership transition amid scrutiny of staffing and procedural failings involving junior, inexperienced officers.
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Nottingham attack victim's mother 'disgusted' after inquiry heard killer was not sectioned because of race
The mother of Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber has told GB News about her "disgust" after it was revealed Valdo Calocane was not previously sectioned because of his race.During the inquiry, it was heard that the Nottingham killer, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia back in 2020, was not sectioned by the authorities because officials were worried too many black males had already been admitted.Calocane had failed to be admit…
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