Valdo Calocane watched shooting videos online, Nottingham attacks inquiry hears
BBC World
February 23, 2026
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Valdo Calocane, who pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter and three attempted murders after fatally stabbing three people in Nottingham in June 2023, had watched online videos of shootings prior to the attacks. The inquiry into the Nottingham attacks has revealed that Calocane’s phone contained content related to mass shootings, including the Buffalo, New York shooting, the Christchurch mosque massacre in New Zealand, and the 1996 Dunblane school massacre. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings and had experienced auditory hallucinations since 2020. Calocane’s case highlights concerns over mental health services and law enforcement processes, as he had been under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and known to police prior to the attacks.
The inquiry, led by senior judge Deborah Taylor, is examining Calocane’s mental health history, his care, and
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Originally published on BBC World on 2/23/2026