Police have charged a 31-year-old man with murder after three people were stabbed to death in Nottingham on Tuesday morning.
Nottinghamshire Police said Valdo Calocane has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. The charges relate to two 19-year-old University of Nottingham students - Barnaby Philip John Webber and Grace Sashi O’Malley-Kumar - who were fatally stabbed in Ilkeston Road, just after 4am, and Ian Robert Coates, 65, who was later found fatally stabbed in Magdala Road.
The further three charges of attempted murder relate to three members of the public struck by a van, the force added. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Calocane, of no fixed address, will appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, June 17, the force said.
Chief Constable Kate Meynell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “These charges are a significant development and arise as a result of our thorough investigation into these horrific incidents that occurred in our city.
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