Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber who was killed in the 2023 Nottingham attacks, has called for the 'whole truth' to emerge from the public inquiry starting on Monday. She said she will 'fight to the bitter end' to uncover how triple killer Valdo Calocane was free to carry out the attacks.
Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates were fatally stabbed by Calocane on 13 June 2023. The following day, Calocane drove a van into pedestrians Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski, causing severe injuries. Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter and attempted murder.
The statutory inquiry will examine Calocane's NHS care and police interactions before the attacks. A Care Quality Commission report found a 'series of errors, omissions and misjudgments' in his care, while an independent review cited a 'catalogue of failings', including no contact with mental health services for nine months before the attacks.
Webber criticised institutions for being 'evasive and defensive', saying only the CQC had acted with integrity. She anticipates 'shocking' revelations from thousands of documents. The families of the victims said the inquiry must 'expose systemic neglect' and challenge the legal framework that allowed a hospital order instead of a life sentence.
Webber said she will attend every hearing until the inquiry concludes in June, vowing to pursue justice 'to the bitter end'.
