Summary

  • The public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks of 13 June 2023 - in which Valdo Calocane killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, and seriously injured three others - is continuing to hear evidence in London

  • Consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat, of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - which cared for Valdo Calocane before his killings - gave evidence on Thursday

  • Seedat, the inquiry has heard, had warned Calocane during his second admission that he "would end up killing someone" as part of a "frank conversation"

  • The consultant said he was not made aware that Calocane had watched videos of mass shootings online, adding the triple killer had also viewed a video about capital punishment

  • Seedat also admitted he was not aware that Calocane thinking about "red rum" was a reference to murder, and unaware the killer endured an "extreme" reaction after taking cannabis

  1. Dr Faizal Seedat's evidence beginspublished at 10:04 BST 23 April

    Consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat has been sworn in and is now starting his evidence.

    He is being questioned by counsel to the inquiry, Rachel Langdale KC.

    Faizal SeedatImage source, The Nottingham Inquiry
  2. Who is giving evidence today?published at 10:02 BST 23 April

    Today, consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat, from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, is the only witness giving evidence.

    Seedat was Valdo Calocane's consultant during his first and second admissions to psychiatric ward Highbury Hospital in Nottingham in 2020.

    The inquiry heard on Wednesday how Seedat warned Calocane during his second admission that he "will end up killing someone".

    A ward doctor giving evidence described Seedat's "very, very direct approach" with Calocane and how effective it was.

    She also said Calocane later "sought out" Seedat.

    Calocane was discharged from the NHS trust in September 2022, months before he carried out the attacks.

    Valdo CalocaneImage source, Nottinghamshire Police
  3. What happened during the Nottingham attacks?published at 10:02 BST 23 April

    Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian CoatesImage source, Supplied

    Valdo Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, killed three people and attempted to kill three others in a spate of attacks in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.

    In the early hours, he first stabbed to death 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar in Ilkeston Road.

    He then walked across the city to Magdala Road, where he killed 65-year-old grandfather Ian Coates and drove off in his van.

    Calocane drove that van into the city centre, where he struck Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski. They survived, but were left with life-changing injuries.

    Calocane is currently serving an indefinite hospital order in a high-security facility after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and attempted murder.

  4. Welcome to our live coveragepublished at 10:00 BST 23 April

    Welcome to our live coverage of the Nottingham Inquiry, the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks and the aftermath.

    We are now on day 32 of evidence at the public inquiry, which is being held at Mary Ward House in London.

    The inquiry is examining attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.