The police watchdog has re-opened the probe into previous assaults by Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane following representations from the victims’ families.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) previously prepared a report which concluded that officers failed to properly investigate an assault on warehouse workers by Calocane which could have stopped his murder spree a month later.
Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates were killed by Calocane in June 2023.
On Friday, the IOPC said it will reinvestigate whether Calocane’s previous history and an outstanding arrest warrant were seen by officers before the investigation was closed down.
From left to right: Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar
