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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Clun

Nottingham knife killer not forced to take long-lasting antipsychotics due to fear of needles, damning report reveals

Triple knife killer Valdo Calocane was not forced to take long-lasting antipsychotics because he did not like needles, a damning report outlining a litany of failings in his care has revealed.

The independent investigators also found 15 other incidents where patients cared for by the mental health trust involved in Calocane’s treatment also committed “extremely serious” acts of violence, including one patient stabbing five people over the course of a weekend just months before Calocane carried out his attacks.

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