'The system is so broken', killer's mum tells inquiry
Summary
The mother of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people and tried to kill others in Nottingham in 2023, told a public inquiry that the mental health system failed her son. She said she had to manage his care alone and felt the system did not explain the risks or provide needed support.Key Facts
- Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020.
- He killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, and injured three others in attacks on June 13, 2023.
- Valdo was sectioned (detained for mental health treatment) four times between May 2020 and January 2022.
- His mother, Celeste Calocane, raised concerns about his risk to the public three years before the attacks.
- She says no one explained the risks or guided her on what to watch for during his illness.
- The family is originally from Guinea-Bissau and later lived in Portugal before moving to the UK.
- Valdo was living and studying in Nottingham when he first experienced psychosis in 2020.
- Celeste only received full access to Valdo’s medical records after his sentencing in 2024.
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