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Families tell Nottingham inquiry authorities 'tortured' them by withholding information
Survivors and partners at the Nottingham inquiry say police, health services and other authorities prolonged their suffering by not being open about the June 2023 attacks and related investigations.
Mar 26th 2026 ยท United Kingdom
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- Valdo Calocane killed three people and injured three others in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.
- Survivors Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski say police, NHS and other agencies failed to share key information and support.
- Families learned crucial details from media and social media rather than from police or the prosecution.
- Police admitted errors and delays, including giving the wrong cause of death and postponing disclosure of misconduct and data breach investigations.
- Calocane had a history of mental health detentions and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020.
- The public inquiry is ongoing and police officers have apologised for communication failures