The Daily Express has published a correction to a February article that reported Valdo Calocane was released before the Nottingham attacks because he was black.
The original article, dated 24 February, carried the headline: “Triple killer allowed to go free before Nottingham attack ‘because he was black’”. It stated that Calocane was released by a team of medical professionals who “considered the research evidence that shows over-representation of young black males in detention”.
Correction issued after IPSO ruling
The newspaper now says this was inaccurate and misleading. One of the medical professionals involved in the decision said during the inquiry that this “would not have affected” his decision to release Calocane, which would have been made due to Calocane’s needs, the acuity of his symptoms, and the risks associated with not detaining him.
The correction was published following an upheld ruling by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
