Mental health nurse admits errors in killer's records
Key takeaways
- Asha Patel East Midlands Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane had been detained under Mental Health Act four times before he killed three people in Nottingham.
- Valdo Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, and tried to kill three others, in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.
- Calocane was under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) from 2020 but was discharged due to a lack of engagement nine months before the attacks.
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Asha Patel East Midlands Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane had been detained under Mental Health Act four times before he killed three people in Nottingham. A nurse has admitted to a public inquiry that she made errors in the records of a mentally ill man before he went on to kill three people in a spate of attacks.
Valdo Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, and tried to kill three others, in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.
Calocane was under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) from 2020 but was discharged due to a lack of engagement nine months before the attacks.