Nottingham attacks families not told 'stalker' had violent past
Families of the victims of the 2023 Nottingham attacks are accusing Nottinghamshire Police of withholding critical information regarding a man who attempted to contact them. The families claim they were not informed that the individual had a history of violence and mental health issues, leading to an ongoing investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Why it matters
This highlights significant concerns regarding police transparency and the duty of care owed to victims' families during high-profile criminal investigations.
Image source, Supplied Image caption, Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were all killed by Valdo Calocane in a spate of attacks in Nottingham on 13 June 2023
Families of the Nottingham attacks victims said police did not tell them a man who had taken an interest in them had a history of violence when he attempted to visit them.
Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were fatally stabbed by Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, on 13 June 2023. He tried to kill three others.
Grace's father, Dr Sanjoy Kumar, said he was told in 2025 that a man had visited his GP surgery in London. Emma Webber, Barnaby's mother, said he had also travelled to Somerset, but neither were informed of the man's history of mental ill health.
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