Nottingham victims' families 'tortured' by authorities, inquiry told
The partner of one survivor told a public inquiry that authorities have "prolonged their suffering".
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Families 'tortured' by authorities, inquiry told 20 minutes ago Share Save Asha Patel and Dan Hunt , East Midlands Share Save The partner of a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the Nottingham attacks has said the organisations involved in a public inquiry have "tortured" the victims' families "over and over again". Valdo Calocane deliberately struck Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski with a van, after he killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar and grandfather Ian Coates on 13 June 2023. Wayne - who said he lost all memory of his life before the attacks as a result - and his partner Tracey Hodgson told the Nottingham Inquiry that police, the NHS and other authorities had "prolonged their suffering". In evidence on Thursday, Tracey added: "We are learning of so many failures." Wayne, Sharon and Marcin survived the attacks were but all seriously injured . The inquiry, which is examining the events that led up to the attacks and the aftermath, heard from Wayne and Sharon - and their respective partners - earlier. Marcin has not been involved with the inquiry. In a statement to the inquiry, Tracey said it should not have taken the inquiry for the police "to be honest". "All the organisations involved in this inquiry should have been open from the beginning. "They have caused extra suffering for the families, which could have been prevented, and they have prolonged their suffering when they should have been allowed to just get on with grieving. "You have tortured these families over and over again," she said. Wayne thanked the inquiry team, and said it was important to "finally learn the truth". The 62-year-old was on his way to his job as a forklift driver in the city centre when Calocane deliberately swerved across the road and drove into the back of him, sending him several feet into the air. By then, Calocane had already stabbed to death Barnaby, Grace and Ian, and was driving Ian's van. Wayne suffered two skull fractures, bru...
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