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Parents Demand Inquiry into Nottingham Attack Failures
16 Jan
Summary
- Parents of victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar seek public inquiry.
- Inquiry to examine failures preceding the 2023 Nottingham attacks.
- The attacks are described as 'totally preventable' due to systemic failures.
Parents of a victim from the devastating 2023 Nottingham attacks are pushing for a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding their daughter's death. They contend that the tragic events were preventable, attributing them to critical systemic failures.
The inquiry aims to scrutinize the series of events that led to the deaths of Grace O'Malley-Kumar and her friend Barnaby Webber, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65. Their attacker, Valdo Calocane, had a prior diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
Grace's parents are channeling their grief into advocacy, determined to prevent other families from experiencing similar devastation. They seek to address perceived shortcomings in mental health care and the justice system's handling of individuals with severe mental health conditions.
