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Schizophrenic Man Admits to Manslaughter of Three in Nottingham

Valdo Calocane's brutal attack leaves families devastated, calling for severe punishment.

  • Valdo Calocane, a 32-year-old man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, admitted to the manslaughter of three people in Nottingham last year.
  • Calocane stabbed university students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in a brutal attack.
  • Following the stabbings, Calocane stole Mr. Coates' van and ran down three other people in the streets of Nottingham.
  • Prosecutors accepted Calocane's guilty plea on the basis of diminished responsibility after psychiatrists confirmed his mental condition.
  • Family members of the victims expressed their grief and anger in court, branding Calocane a 'monster' and calling for the harshest possible sentence.
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