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Pc ‘not in pursuit’ behind van driven by Calocane ahead of collision – watchdog

Source: PA Media

A police officer who drove behind a van that had been stolen by triple killer Valdo Calocane before he ran over pedestrians in Nottingham city centre was not in pursuit and could not have foreseen the collision, an investigation by the police watchdog has concluded.

Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, on Thursday to be detained at Ashworth High Security Hospital after earlier admitting three counts of manslaughter by diminished responsibility and three counts of attempted murder following a spate of attacks in Nottingham on June 13.

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