Nottingham Attacks Inquiry: Experts Testify

0:00On March 20th, a public inquiry is underway into the Nottingham Attacks from June 13th, 2023, where Vowdo Callacane killed three. People and seriously injured three others. The 19-year-old student's Barnaby Weber and Grasso Mali Kumar, died in the early hours on Ilkistan Road, followed by 65-year-old Ian Coats on Moddala Road. Callacane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, then drove into the city center, hitting more victims before pleading guilty to. Man slaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and attempted murder. He's now under a hospital order. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, greenlit the full statutory inquiry last year after pressure from bereaved families and survivors who fell earlier, reviews of groups like the NHS and police fell short. Those probes looked at individual agencies, but this one covers the whole timeline leading to the stavings and the police response afterward. Families have pushed hard for this level of scrutiny,

1:00unhappy with the sentencing outcome, and demanding witnesses be compelled to testify for real. Accountability. Previous investigations into Callacane's care under Nottingham's Sure Healthcare in HS Foundation Trust, and his police contacts didn't satisfy them. Chared by retired Judge Deborah Taylor KC, the inquiry has heard from over 100 witnesses across nine weeks so far, including police. University staff, NHS workers, and Callacane's former flatmates. Today on day 18, experts like Professor Kim Wolf from King's College London and Nottingham's Sure Police Chief Constable Kate might now are, testifying my nail plans to retire this month after a cancer diagnosis but committed to appearing. The process wraps up evident soon with a final report and recommendations due by May 20, 27, aiming to prevent future failures through. Clear lessons learned.