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Body of Nottingham attacks victim was left at scene for 15 hours
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Body of Nottingham attacks victim was left at scene for 15 hours

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At the Nottingham Inquiry, police boss Rob Griffin is asked if he could imagine the distress it caused.

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Body of father was at attacks scene for 15 hours 28 minutes ago Share Save Asha Patel East Midlands Share Save The body of a school caretaker who was brutally stabbed to death in the Nottingham attacks was left inside a police cordon for 15 hours, a public inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane stabbed to death 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and 65-year-old Ian Coates, and tried to kill three others in a spate of attacks in Nottingham on 13 June 2023. Police arrived at Magdala Road - where Ian had been killed - at about 05:40 BST, but his body was still at the crime scene at 20:30 that night. Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Rob Griffin, of Nottinghamshire Police, told the inquiry on Monday he could not imagine the distress caused to Ian's family, saying it was "awful". Griffin was assistant chief constable at the time of the attacks, and assumed the role of "gold commander" on the day - the senior officer with overall strategic command. The Nottingham Inquiry, which is being held in London and chaired by retired senior judge Deborah Taylor KC, is examining the build-up to the attacks and the response that followed. Griffin told the inquiry he was only made aware that Ian's body had been left in Magdala Road for 15 hours at the weekend, just before giving his evidence. On the day of the attacks, Calocane first stabbed Barnaby and Grace at about 04:00 in Ilkeston Road. He then walked nearly two miles away towards Mapperley Road and then to Magdala Road, where he killed Ian at 05:14. Calocane then took Ian's van and proceeded to drive into the city centre before knocking down the survivors of the attacks - Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Wayne Gawronski. At 05:39, police arrived at Magdala Road, having been called by a witness shortly before. Asked why Ian was left for such a long time by Tim Moloney KC - the barrister representing the bereaved families - Griffin said: "It does seem like a long time. "And for Ian's family, that is particularly t...
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