Valdo Calocane watched shooting videos online, inquiry hears

The inquiry heard that Valdo Calocane had viewed online videos of shootings and material about law and police powers; he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and is serving a hospital order.

An official public inquiry into the June 2023 Nottingham attacks has heard that Valdo Calocane viewed videos of shootings online. Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, fatally stabbed three people and injured others and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility; he is serving a hospital order. The judge-led inquiry is examining the events, decisions and Calocane's care and monitoring. It is chaired by retired judge Deborah Taylor and began in February 2025, with a target to report within two years. Key points: - Analysis of Calocane's phone showed he viewed videos of mass shootings and material relating to law, police powers and so-called "mind control technology." - He told mental health professionals from 2020 that he was hearing voices, and he had been under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; he was also known to police with prior incidents including an assault that led to a 2022 court summons and an arrest warrant. - The inquiry will hear evidence from more than 100 witnesses over a scheduled period of about nine weeks, and officials will address how the 2022 warrant and other processes were handled. Summary: The inquiry is focused on how Calocane's online viewing, mental health history and prior contacts with services and police related to the attacks. Hearings will run for several weeks with many witnesses, and the inquiry aims to report within two years.