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Sophie Robinson

Death of Nottingham attacks student was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry hears

Barnaby Webber’s death was ‘potentially preventable’, an inquiry has heard (Nottinghamshire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

The death of a student who was stabbed by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane was potentially preventable if he had different medical treatment at the scene of the attack, a panel of experts found.

Calocane was detained under mental health laws four times before he stabbed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, in the early hours of June 13 2023 while they were on the way home from a night out.

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