A public inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham attacks has heard that Valdo Calocane, a man with paranoid schizophrenia, brought a hammer onto a hospital ward after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, fatally stabbed three people in a series of attacks in June 2023.
The inquiry, which began in early 2026, is examining the care and treatment Calocane received before the attacks. Evidence presented on 12 May 2026 detailed an incident where Calocane was found with a hammer on a ward at a mental health facility. Staff reportedly confiscated the tool, but the inquiry is investigating whether more could have been done to prevent the subsequent killings.
Calocane killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates in the attacks. He was sentenced to indefinite detention in a high-security hospital in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The inquiry continues to hear evidence from medical professionals and hospital staff.
