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Josh Payne

Attacks by NHS trust’s patients ‘do not surprise us’, say Nottingham families

Valdo Calocane killed three people in the city in June 2023 (Nottinghamshire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

The mother of a student killed in the Nottingham attacks has said the victims’ families stand united with anyone affected by stabbings carried out by those under the care of a “woefully inadequate” mental health trust.

Emma Webber, mother of Barnaby Webber, said the failings of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust “continue to concern but sadly not surprise us” following the news that two men with paranoid schizophrenia, treated by the trust, stabbed members of the public in separate incidents weeks before the attacks.

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