World News | Indian-origin judge to hear fatal stabbing case in Nottingham, UK

LONDON, June 20 (PTI) – A judge of Indian origin on Tuesday praised the restraint and dignity of the family of three, including Grace O’Malley Kumar, a British-Indian teenager stabbed to death in Nottingham, central England, last week for their restraint and dignity.

Suspect Valdo Amissao Mendes Calocane, also known as Valdo Mendes, 31, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court at a hearing presided over by Judge Nirmal Shant charged with the murders of Kumar, her friend Barnaby Webber at the University of Nottingham and school administrator Ian Coates.

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Calocane, who holds dual citizenship from West Africa’s Guinea-Bissau and Portugal and is domiciled in the UK by virtue of his Portuguese citizenship, has also been charged with three counts of attempted murder for allegedly driving three pedestrians in a stolen van. , named Wayne Birkett, Marcin Gawronski and Sharon Miller. Coates’ family attended the court appearance.

“There are people in the court who have been profoundly and devastatingly affected by this case,” Judge Chant said.

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“Can I say through you that they showed the utmost restraint and dignity and I thank them for that,” she told Peter Ratliff, the prosecutor in the case.

Calocane was remanded in custody after failing to apply for bail, with his murder trial set for January 12, 2024, according to a BBC court report. September 25th.

Kumar, a 19-year-old medical student and the daughter of London doctors Sanjoy Kumar and Sinead O’Malley, was walking back to her university with Webber when they were attacked.

Ian Coates was killed nearby and his van is believed to have been used on attempted murder charges. According to Nottingham University Hospital (NUH) National Health Service (NHS) Trust, one man who was hit by the van remains in hospital in a stable condition, while two others have been discharged.

Thousands attended vigils at Nottingham University and Market Square to remember those killed since last Tuesday’s attack.

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