June 13th 2024.
Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby, one of the university students who was tragically stabbed to death in Nottingham a year ago, has recently revealed that she received a letter from the family of the killer, Valdo Calocane. However, she admits that she cannot bring herself to open it.
Barnaby and his friend Grace O'Malley-Kumar were walking home from a night out when they were ambushed and fatally attacked by Calocane. He then went on to stab a 65-year-old caretaker, Ian Coates, before stealing his van and attempting to harm three pedestrians.
In a joint statement, the relatives of the three victims expressed their grief and sorrow as they remembered the "vibrant, caring, hard-working, and much-loved family members" who are no longer with them. They also reiterated their belief that Calocane got away with murder due to a weak investigation and prosecution, as well as outdated laws on diminished responsibility.
The prosecutors had accepted Calocane's guilty pleas to manslaughter, after several psychiatrists concluded that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. However, Emma Webber, speaking on the eve of the anniversary of her son's death, expressed her frustration with the killer's family, who she believes are trying to deflect responsibility by blaming the authorities and agency failings.
She also shared her lack of compassion for Calocane's family, as she believes that they still have their son while she has lost hers. She finds it difficult to even be near them and doesn't want to look into the faces of those who brought such a monster into the world.
The victims' families, in their joint statement, reflected on how their lives changed forever on June 13, 2023, when the brutal and unprovoked attack by Calocane took the lives of three innocent and kind individuals: Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates. They described the killer as someone who carefully planned his attack and knew what he was doing, making him a murderer in their eyes.
They also expressed their anger towards the weak investigation and prosecution, as well as the outdated laws that allowed Calocane to avoid punishment for his heinous acts. Today, they choose to remember their loved ones and reflect on the tragedy, but they vow to continue their fight for justice and accountability.
The families have received support from legal representatives and are determined to expose the failures of the authorities involved, including Leicester Police, Nottingham Police, and Nottingham Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. They will leave no stone unturned in their quest for answers and justice, no matter how long it takes.
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