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Northumbria Police Probe NHS Trust for Corporate Manslaughter

7/22/2026

Summary

Story summary

Northumbria Police opened a corporate manslaughter probe into Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust over the June 13, 2023 attacks.
The attacks by Valdo Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed two 19-year-old students and caretaker Ian Coates, 65.
Calocane was detained under the Mental Health Act between 2020-2022 and was discharged in September 2022 after missing appointments.
The Crown Prosecution Service says manslaughter charges could impose large fines and may force leadership changes.

History

Historical Context

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, assented on 26 July 2007 and effective 6 April 2008, abolished the restrictive ‘controlling mind’ test that had hampered cases such as the 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise disaster. Since then the Crown Prosecution Service has obtained over 30 convictions with fines up to £10 million, and Northumbria Police’s probe of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust after Valdo Calocane’s September 2022 release may test the law.

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Story summary

Northumbria Police opened a corporate manslaughter probe into Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust over the June 13, 2023 attacks.
The attacks by Valdo Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed two 19-year-old students and caretaker Ian Coates, 65.
Calocane was detained under the Mental Health Act between 2020-2022 and was discharged in September 2022 after missing appointments.
The Crown Prosecution Service says manslaughter charges could impose large fines and may force leadership changes.

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