August 12th 2024.
Valdo Calocane's life took a tragic turn when he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020. Last year, he committed a heinous crime, stabbing three people to death in Nottingham. This was a devastating and senseless act that left the community in shock and mourning.
But, as it turns out, this tragedy could have been prevented. Three years before the attacks, a doctor had warned that Calocane had the potential to harm someone. However, his family believes that there were multiple missed opportunities to intervene and prevent the rampage. They claim that Calocane's mental health had been deteriorating for years and he had been sectioned four times in the two years leading up to the murders.
In May 2020, Calocane was admitted for mental health treatment while he was a student at the University of Nottingham. During this time, he broke into his neighbor's flats, believing that his mother was being raped. Despite being prescribed medication, he was released from police custody, much to the dismay of his mother who had driven from Wales to see him. Just an hour after his release, he attempted to break into another flat, causing a woman inside to jump from a first-floor window, resulting in serious injuries.
Calocane was arrested again and taken to Highbury Hospital in Nottingham, where he was sectioned for 28 days. However, even after his release, he continued to hear voices and attempted to break into a third neighbor's flat. He was then sectioned under the Mental Health Act, but this time for a longer period of six months. Despite these red flags, the system failed to properly monitor Calocane and prevent him from causing harm.
A timeline of Calocane's interactions with Nottingham Police reveals a disturbing pattern. In September 2021, he assaulted an officer while being sectioned, and in January 2022, he allegedly assaulted his flatmate and received a mental health referral. In August 2022, a summons was issued for his court appearance, but he failed to appear and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Yet, he was never arrested. It was in June 2023 that Calocane carried out his brutal attack, killing three innocent people and injuring three others.
It is disheartening to know that even after a psychiatrist warned that Calocane had no insight or remorse and posed a danger to society, he was discharged and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. His family was not informed of this diagnosis, and Calocane himself admitted to lying about no longer hearing voices because he was tired of being in the hospital. He even revealed that the voices spoke to each other and urged him to prove his power, a clear indication of his delusional state.
The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates are left devastated and heartbroken by this tragedy. They have lost their loved ones to a senseless act of violence that could have been prevented. It is a tragic reminder of the importance of proper mental health care and the need for better monitoring and support for those with mental illnesses. Let us hope that this tragedy will serve as a wake-up call for better mental health care and prevention of such horrific crimes in the future.
Valdo Calocane was a man who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020. Unfortunately, he made headlines last year when he went on a brutal rampage in Nottingham, stabbing three people to death and injuring three others. This shocking incident left the community in shock and mourning for the lives lost.
However, what makes this tragedy even more heartbreaking is the fact that it could have been prevented. Three years before the attack, a doctor had warned that Calocane was a danger to others and could potentially end up killing someone. This warning came after Calocane's diagnosis with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, a mental illness that can cause delusions and hallucinations.
In the rampage, Calocane killed two university students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both only 19 years old. He also stabbed 65-year-old school caretaker, Ian Coates, to death. Three other people were left seriously injured after Calocane stole a van and crashed into crowds. In an interview with the BBC, Calocane's mother and brother, Celeste and Elias, revealed that there were several missed opportunities to prevent this horrific attack.
In the two years leading up to the murders, Calocane had been sectioned four times for his mental health. The doctor's warning was even included in a 300-page report that the family received after Calocane's sentencing. They were shocked to learn that he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had been lying to doctors about no longer hearing voices.
Calocane's first admission for mental health treatment was in May 2020 when he was a student at the University of Nottingham. However, his struggle with mental illness continued, and even after multiple admissions and sections, he was still hearing voices and experiencing delusions. In September 2021, an officer was assaulted by Calocane while he was being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. In January 2022, police visited Calocane's address after he allegedly assaulted his flatmate. He was detained and received a mental health referral, but in August 2022, he failed to appear in court for the previous assault, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Sadly, he was never arrested, and in June 2023, he carried out his brutal rampage.
In July 2020, while Calocane was still in the hospital, a psychiatrist made a note that there was a danger of him repeating his actions and potentially killing someone. Yet, just two weeks later, he was discharged and a formal diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia was sent to his GP. His family, who were not in regular contact with him, were not informed of this diagnosis and believed that his episodes of psychosis were isolated incidents.
In the autumn of 2020, Calocane admitted to his community mental health team that he had been lying to doctors about no longer hearing voices because he was tired of being in the hospital. He revealed that the voices would talk to each other about him and told him to prove his power. It is a tragic and unfortunate reality that this could have been prevented if proper measures were taken to address Calocane's mental illness and provide him with the help he needed.
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