The death of Barnaby Webber, one of three people killed in the Nottingham attacks in June 2023, was "potentially preventable," an inquiry has been told. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, was responsible for the deaths of Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates.
Ahead of closing statements at the Nottingham Inquiry, a panel of medical professionals assessed the emergency medical response on the day of the attacks to determine survivability. Their assessment, presented to the inquiry, suggested that a more rapid administration of blood products could have improved Barnaby Webber's chances of reaching a hospital with a heartbeat sufficient for surgery. The panel characterized Webber's injuries as "potentially preventable," while determining that the deaths of O'Malley-Kumar and Coates were "not preventable."
The inquiry heard that even with earlier and more rapid administration of blood products to Webber, multiple other specific and rapid interventions would have been necessary for him to survive. The families of the victims reacted emotionally to the assessments as they were read by counsel to the inquiry, Rachel Langdale KC. Grace O'Malley-Kumar's father, Dr. Sanjoy Kumar, left the hearing room during the proceedings.