Emma Webber, mother of Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber, has demanded a statutory inquiry into failings by both NHS England and the police watchdog, following a crucial report into killer Valdo Calocane being published.
Speaking to GB News, Webber described the “horror” of having to battle with NHS England over the publication of their unredacted report three weeks ago.
Emma Webber demanded a ‘statutory inquiry’ after suffering ‘mental torture’ by the failings of the police and NHS
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Speaking to GB News host Martin Daubney, Webber emphasised the need for a statutory public inquiry “with teeth”, admitting: “There’s no point in doing it otherwise.”
“I’m fed up with ‘our deepest condolences for your tragic loss’. That’s white noise now. Enough is enough,” she said.
In a direct plea to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Webber explained that a statutory inquiry means “people have to attend” and that “all of the organisations, all of the institutions, agencies and individuals, all of the truth will be there”.
“Stop putting us through this mental torture and this fight and do the right thing, because we’re doing the right thing,” Webber urged the Prime Minister.
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Detailing some of the findings of the NHS report, Webber revealed that Calocane “was not treatment resistant” and therefore will receive “no penal element” for his crimes.
Webber explained: “Barney’s never coming home, nor is Grace or Ian. Calocane responded every single time he was sectioned, he responded to the medication. As far as we’re aware from that report and our legal advice thus far, he was not treatment resistant.
“Therefore, he’s a hospital patient on an indefinite hospital order. He’s receiving no penal element whatsoever for the heinous crimes that he undertook.”
Calling out the failures of the NHS mental health trusts and the police, Webber added: “If you are a danger to society, then you have to be supported and managed appropriately, and he wasn’t. Not only did the medical professionals fail grossly, so did the police forces.
“And what’s almost worse is that they cannot just put their hands up and admit the truth. They hide behind ‘lessons will be learned’ and ‘unreserved apologies’ and cannot comment due to IOPC investigations, and enough’s enough.”
Webber told GB News that she can ‘never forgive’ Calocane for his ‘heinous attack’
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When asked by Martin if she could “ever forgive” Calocane, Webber concluded: “I have no capacity at this moment in time to even want to forgive him, and I understand that some victims can. Who knows in the passage of time, but I very, very much doubt it.”
Dr Jessica Sokolov, regional medical director at NHS England (Midlands), said: “It’s clear the system got it wrong, including the NHS, and the consequences of when this happens can be devastating.”
NHS England has ordered all mental health trusts to review the findings and develop action plans for treating people with serious mental illness. Trusts have been instructed not to discharge patients who fail to attend appointments.
Ifti Majid, chief executive of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, apologised “unreservedly” for missed opportunities in Calocane’s care.
“We are making clear progress with a Trust-wide plan, which is already delivering key improvements in areas such as risk assessment and discharge processes,” he said.
