Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane sentenced: Victim's family 'railroaded into accepting manslaughter plea'
CPS accused of failing to consult over Valdo Calocane manslaughter plea for killings of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates
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CPS accused of failing to consult over Valdo Calocane manslaughter plea for killings of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates
British-Indian teen girl Grace O'Malley-Kumar and two other people were brutally stabbed by Valdo Calocane, a mentally ill man, in Nottingham. Calocane is now scheduled for a two-day sentencing hearing. Possible outcomes include life imprisonment or a hospital order.
Valdo Calocane pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley Kumar and Ian Coates on the ground of diminished responsibility.
Prosecutors accepted a plea of manslaughter from Valdo Calocane on the basis of diminished responsibility after he denied murder charges in November.
Families tell court of their contempt towards Valdo Calocane, with mother of Grace O’Malley-Kumar saying ‘you have violence in your soul’