Mother warned of son's risk before Nottingham attacks

Celeste Calocane, mother of Valdo Calocane, told the Nottingham Inquiry that she repeatedly warned mental health professionals her son posed a risk to others years before his June 13, 2023, attacks in Nottingham that killed three people and injured three others.

The inquiry, examining events leading to the deaths of University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, heard how Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, had been sectioned under mental health laws four times between 2020 and 2022. Celeste Calocane described noticing serious changes in her son that year, including agitation and distress that led to police involvement after he attempted break-ins at neighbors' flats.

In May 2020, following his first arrest for damaging a neighbor's door, notes recorded her stating his mental state made him a risk to others and that she wanted him hospitalized. He was admitted to Highbury Hospital the next day after forcing a woman to jump from a window, injuring her spine. His brother Elias compiled a dossier of Valdo's messages, including references to "red rum" and wanting to "hurt permanently," and...