Nottingham victims' families 'disappointed' as sentencing bid fails

Families of the three victims of the Nottingham attacks spoke of their "disappointment" after the Court of Appeal ruled Valdo Calocane's sentence was not “unduly lenient” on Tuesday, 14 May.
The 32-year-old fatally stabbed 19-year-old university students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar as they walked home from a night-out in the early hours of June 13 last year, before killing 65-year-old Ian Coates and stealing his van.
Calocane’s indefinite hospital order was ruled “not arguably unduly lenient”, stating the court could not ignore medical evidence related to Calocane’s paranoid schizophrenia.
Ms O’Malley-Kumar's father Dr Sanjoy Kumar said outside court: "This is disappointing, but not unexpected."
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[@janeburke147]

They should be more than disappointed?Diversity was never a strength,it just put us in danger

[@notknown6605]

But who did the raping, pillaging, enslaving, colonising? So who is really dangerous?

[@dclleyshon]

@@notknown6605 Iran security forces apparently.

[@John-kj7tv]

​​@@notknown6605 um... Every empire that's ever existed.... (And they did a lot of other things too) .
What's that got to do with the point being made?

[@BenjWarrant]

It's nothing to do with diversity; this guy is seriously mentally ill. That's why he was given a hospital order.

[@enziiiiiiiii]

Why dont you say that if the killer was white? As if majority of serial killers aren't white. Just admit you hate non white people already it's so obvious.

[@bertibear1300]

I am sad for these decent families and hope they see there’s no justice in this sad country.

[@notknown6605]

They’ve had justice.

[@cw8867]

​@@notknown6605No. They haven't.

[@Danny-qq5nr]

Good, remember don't look back in anger virtue signalling, you asked for it

[@Ricky-dt4qv]

Then the government body of protection for the public should remove themselves from office.

[@rostycosy]

Condolences to these parents what a tragedy

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

WTF

[@ubezmusic]

All the racists upset at this

[@James_Doyle83]

Milking the story as usual just go away

[@enziiiiiiiii]

Waiting for the anti-diversity comments to start

[@gooddaymba6641]

It won't start because Lucy Letby did worse.

[@deanboardman2342]

Would you say that if its your child. Your a disgrace my friend