Overview
- At the inquiry this week, a clinical team leader admitted risk forms for Valdo Calocane were fundamentally wrong, with copy‑pasted entries that left out his history of violence and missed official violence markers.
- Witnesses accepted that Calocane was detained under Section 2 for short‑term assessment in early 2022 when Section 3, which allows longer detention for treatment, should have been used to manage his risk.
- Police evidence described how, after a violent 2021 assault on an officer, a doctor limited what medical details he would share due to patient confidentiality, which made it harder for officers to grasp Calocane’s condition.
- The same doctor told the inquiry he used positive phrasing such as “gentle, law‑abiding young man” to avoid stigma and said core risk paperwork had become a box‑ticking record that failed to capture real‑world danger.
- Calocane’s nurse said he was skilled at hiding psychotic symptoms and testified that his September 2022 discharge was decided without the two staff who knew him best or any contact with his GP, raising concerns about handover and oversight.