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Psychiatrist Warned Calocane Before Nottingham Triple Murder

4/24/2026

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Valdo Calocane killed two students and a grandfather in Nottingham on 13 June 2023, prompting a public inquiry.
In July 2020, consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat warned Calocane he might end up killing someone, yet staff said they had not considered him likely to commit murder.
Calocane’s mother gave Seedat texts that included “red rum,” which Seedat interpreted as religious and did not forward to the multidisciplinary team.

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Valdo Calocane killed two students and a grandfather in Nottingham on 13 June 2023, prompting a public inquiry.
In July 2020, consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat warned Calocane he might end up killing someone, yet staff said they had not considered him likely to commit murder.
Calocane’s mother gave Seedat texts that included “red rum,” which Seedat interpreted as religious and did not forward to the multidisciplinary team.