Nottingham triple killer trapped flatmate and held him in headlock

Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane trapped flatmate and held him in headlock An inquiry heard Calocane also tried to punch his flatmate in the incident a year before his fatal stabbings. But police took no action. Thursday 5 March 2026 19:29, UK 6:41 Share The mother of a student killed in the Nottingham attacks says the man responsible "should not have been out in society". Why you can trust Sky News Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane put a flatmate in a headlock and trapped him in his flat, an inquiry has heard. The witness, Christopher - who lived with Calocane in student accommodation - said "nothing happened" after he contacted police about his ordeal, which he likened to being held hostage. Mobile phone footage was shown to the central London inquiry on Thursday, showing paranoid schizophrenic Calocane holding him in a headlock on 15 January 2022. The central London inquiry previously heard how Calocane headbutted, punched and swung handcuffs at a police officer just a few months before in September 2021. Then in the early hours of 13 June 2023 he went on to fatally stab University of Nottingham undergraduates Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and grandfather Ian Coates, 65. He also attempted to kill three more people. Recalling the 2022 assault, Christopher, who shared a six-room student flat with Calocane and others in Faraday Road, Nottingham, said he had confronted him over leaving the bathroom in a mess. Calocane then came "flying across the room" and threw a punch, Christopher said, adding: "I dodged the punch and then we were wrestling. More on Nottingham Attacks Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane headbutted PC two years before fatal stabbings, inquiry told Woman who fell from window to flee Nottingham attacker warned by police 'he could have killed her' Police failed to arrest Nottingham triple killer on warrant months before attacks, inquiry hears Related Topics: Nottingham attacks "He ended up getting me in a headlock."...