Full Breakdown
Inquiry Examines Discharge of Valdo Calocane Prior to Nottingham Triple Homicide
5/6/2026, 2:21:31 AM
Discharge of Valdo Calocane
In September 2022 the EIP service of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust discharged Valdo Calocane, a man with paranoid schizophrenia, after he could not be located. He killed three people on 13 June 2023.
Prior Care
Calocane was under the trust for two years, detained under the Mental Health Act four times, and clinicians warned of a risk of violence before discharge.
Timeline
- 2021-2022: Calocane enters care with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
- Four sections over two years.
- 16 July 2022: Last phone contact; he claims to be abroad.
- September 2022: Discharged to GP after failed visits and unanswered letters.
- 13 June 2023: Kills three victims.
- 2024-2025: Inquiry hears testimony.
Data & Stats
- Care duration: two years.
- Sections: four.
- Discharge: September 2022.
- Victims: three.
- Training: basic life, risk management, record-keeping, infection control, Mental Health Act, mental capacity, care programme approach; no training for disengaged patients.
Official Statements
Emma Robinson said the trust could not work with Calocane because he was unlocatable and no holding powers existed, leading to discharge. Deborah Taylor KC noted the GP received only minimal information. Sharon Heath said a risk-assessment letter was never sent. Robinson also confirmed that the EIP team had no specific training for managing disengaged patients.
Criticism
Tim Moloney KC, representing the victims’ families, asked if the trust had weighed public risk and noted police were not notified. He said the discharge left Calocane ‘to the general public to deal with’ and lacked a robust risk assessment.
Conflicts & Gaps
The inquiry chair said the GP got minimal information, while Robinson learned the discharge letter was inadequate only during the inquiry. No risk-assessment or care-plan was sent to the GP, police were not informed, and no training for disengaged patients existed.
Impact
The case reveals gaps in discharge procedures for high-risk patients when engagement fails, raising concerns about risk-assessment quality, inter-agency communication, and the need for training on disengaged patients. The inquiry’s recommendations could shape national guidelines on mental health discharge and inter-agency risk sharing.
Verbatim Quotes
- "We couldn't work with him, we couldn't find him at this point." — Emma Robinson, Team Leader, EIP service.
- "It feels safer to have somebody discharged back to the queue of the GP, than open to a secondary service when we can't engage them, or we can't do anything for them." — Emma Robinson, Team Leader, EIP service.
- "We did consider that, but we felt that within the time of decision we had no holding powers, we couldn't work with him, we couldn't find him at this point." — Emma Robinson, Team Leader, EIP service.
- "Calocane's GP was 'effectively sent very little information' after his discharge." — Deborah Taylor KC, Inquiry Chair.
