Emma Webber, mother of 19‑year‑old Nottingham student Barnaby Webber , told a press confeernce that a cascade of missed warnings allowed Valdo Calocane to kill three people on June 13, 2023. She argued that fear of stigma and bias, not safety, drove police and mental‑health sevrices to ignore clear red flags.

June 13, 2023: Calocane’s Attack Claims Three Lives

On the night of June 13, 2023, Calocane attacked Barnaby Webber and his friend Grace O’Malley‑Kumar as they walked home, stabbing both 19‑year‑olds to death. He then turned his attention to 65‑year‑old caretaker Ian Coates, stabbing him before using his van in a failed attempt to run down three pedestrians. The three victims were killed within hours, and the incident shocked Nottingham.

Emma Webber’s Claim of Agency‑Wide Neglect

According to the mother’s statements , every agency with a duty of care – mental‑health services, police, and inter‑agency communication bodies – failed to act on warnings about Calocane’s violent tendencies.. She said a “fear of being accused of stigma and bias towards the knifeman” led officials to downplay the risk, allowing the killer to remain at large.

Parallels to the Henry Nowak Murder Highlight Two‑Tier Policing

Webber pointed to the 2022 murder of 18‑year‑old Henry Nowak, whose death sparked claims of two‑tiered policing in the UK. In that case, police handcuffed Nowak while he was dying from stab wounds, and his killer later claimed a racist attack. The mother said the same systemic bias that hampered Nowak’s case appears in Nottingham, suggesting a nationwide pattern.

Inquiry Findings and the Road to the Final Report

The inquiry into the Nottingham attacks, which gathered 164 witness testimonies over several months, concluded that “warnings were ignored” and that agencies “closed ranks instead of owning mistakes.” The final report is scheduled for release next year, and Webber described the process as “brutal, bruising, and harrowing but necessary.”

Who Remains Unaccountable? Specific Gaps Still Unclear

Two critical questions remain unanswered: which specific mental‑health professional first identified Calocane’s risk, and why did police officers on the night of the attack not intervene when the rucksack of weapons was reported? The source does not name the individuals or departments responsible, leaving families to continue demanding accountability.