Key facts
- Mental health minister states care for Valdo Calocane was 'unacceptably poor.'
- Valdo Calocane was responsible for killings in Nottingham.
- Baroness Gillian Merron apologized to attack survivors.
- Survivors were not consulted before an inquiry was announced.
The UK's mental health minister, Baroness Gillian Merron, has described the care provided to Valdo Calocane, the individual responsible for the fatal attacks in Nottingham, as 'unacceptably poor.' Baroness Merron issued an apology to the survivors of the attacks, acknowledging a 'serious omission' by the government. This omission involved not consulting the survivors prior to the announcement of an inquiry into the matter last year. The statement highlights significant failures in the mental health care system concerning Calocane.