Watchdog calls for murder law review amid outrage over Nottingham triple killer’s manslaughter pleas
by Amy-Clare Martin
Mar 25, 2024
3 minutes
A watchdog has called for a review of murder laws following an outcry from victims’ families over the decision to allow the Nottingham triple killer to plead guilty to manslaughter.
Inspectors found the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) complied with the law when they accepted Valdo Calocane’s guilty plea to manslaughter by diminished responsibility over the deaths of students Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65.
But, in a report published on Monday, His
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