We now know a lot about the mental health and criminal justice history of Valdo Calocane who has pleaded guilty to offences of manslaughter and attempted murder following a series of terrible attacks in the middle of 2023.  It was extensively explained at the sentencing hearing which began today at Nottingham Crown Court and will […]

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No doubt you will remember the appalling tragedies in Nottingham in summer of last year, where six people were attacked and three died – it lead the national news for a number of days as we learned two of the victims who were killed were University of Nottingham students on their way home from a […]

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If policing is not the correct response to mental health crisis and people deserve or are entitled to the “right” care, what is the “right” care – and who determines it? I’ve deliberately tried over the last twelve or more years or compiling this blog to avoid getting too abstract or philosophical about some of […]

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