Nottingham attacks killer Valdo Calocane thought voices in his head were a punishment from the government for breaking Covid lockdown rules, a public inquiry has heard.<\/p>\n
Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, fatally stabbed Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates on 13 June 2023.<\/p>\n
On Friday, while examining his care at a mental health facility in County Durham in 2021, a doctor’s report was read to the inquiry stating Calocane had said his own research showed the voices were not mental illness and he therefore did not need medication.<\/p>\n
A doctor who worked there at the time said it was likely the claim he had “researched” his symptoms was a delusion in itself.<\/p>\n
Calocane was sectioned four times before the killings, which were followed by attempts to murder three pedestrians with a van in Nottingham.<\/p>\n
The public inquiry in response to the attacks is being held in London and on Friday heard evidence from Dr Austin Nwawueze, a specialty doctor involved in Calocane’s care during his time at Victoria House in Darlington.<\/p>\n
The report, from another doctor, said: “Valdo believes that he is subject to harassment by the government through interference with his mind by inserting thoughts there which are not his, and by transmitting ‘voices’ to his head that run a commentary on his actions and abilities, and are generally unpleasant.<\/p>\n
“Valdo believes that this harassment is done as a punishment for him breaking the lockdown rules.<\/p>\n
“Valdo indicates he has done research on the matter and does not believe that these experiences are contributable to mental illness, hence he stopped taking his antipsychotic medication.”<\/p>\n