Chilling Arrest Footage Reveals Triple Killer's Defiance
This is the chilling moment an on-the-run triple killer calmly replied 'f*** you' when his wanton rampage was brought to a halt by armed police. Valdo Calocane was captured on bodyworn footage lying handcuffed and prone on the ground after the bloody 90-minute atrocity was finally ended in Nottingham city centre.
A Deadly Sequence of Violence
The mentally ill university student had earlier fatally stabbed 19-year-olds Barney Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, before attacking school caretaker Ian Coates and hijacking his van, leaving the 65-year-old to die in a pool of his own blood. Calocane then prowled the streets of Nottingham city centre, seemingly picking off pedestrians at random by driving into them during the dawn frenzy.
An inquiry is now looking into critical failings that left paranoid schizophrenic Calocane - who had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act multiple times, and had a history of violence - free in the community to carry out his deadly campaign on June 13 2023.
Dramatic Police Confrontation Captured on Camera
Footage played at the hearing in London today showed sections of Calocane's rampage, including the dramatic moment he was taken into custody. Police bodycam video showed officers drawing their Tasers at Calocane, who was sitting in the driving seat of Mr Coates' stationary Vauxhall van.
An officer was heard commanding: 'Taser, Taser, do not move, stay where you are, stay where you are.' Calocane was then told: 'Keep your hands where I can see them.' Dressed all in black, Calocane only replied 'f*** you' when addressed by officers.
Footage then showed Calocane, wearing all black, looking around while handcuffed on the ground, appearing wide-eyed and breathing heavily. When asked if he understood that he was arrested on suspicion of murder, Calocane gave no reply. He then swore twice at officers. Asked for his name, Calocane said: 'F*** you.' The officer replied: 'Never heard that one.' The suspect gave the same response when asked about the contents of his bag.
Vehicle Used as a Weapon Against Pedestrians
Additional footage revealed Calocane driving on the wrong side of the road and into a pedestrian island, mounting pavements and performing a U-turn as the stolen van collided with Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski over the course of approximately ten minutes. All three pedestrians were left seriously injured.
Police footage showed officers tailing Calocane after positively identifying the suspect's vehicle. Some of the video was blurred out, while other sections were deliberately not shown to the inquiry. Retired judge Deborah Taylor, who is chairing the probe, stated she did 'not consider it necessary or in the public interest' for the 'very distressing' footage to be broadcast publicly.
Inquiry Exposes Police Response Failures
The inquiry also heard how police deployed to the initial double-stabbing were at one stage on the same road as Calocane, who was said to be walking away after leaving Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar for dead. However, the officers and the suspect were heading in different directions away from each other. It was later that Calocane killed Mr Coates and stole the van to use as a weapon.
Furthermore, the inquiry revealed that relatively detailed descriptions of the suspect reported by members of the public were not initially relayed to officers searching for Calocane. Additionally, police responding to the first incident initially believed they were dealing with just one victim - not two - despite early eyewitnesses describing a male and female being injured.
Valdo Calocane is currently detained indefinitely in a high-security hospital after prosecutors accepted his not guilty pleas to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The inquiry into the Nottingham rampage and the systemic failings that preceded it continues.
