King Charles III wanted to write to Nottingham victims' families, public inquiry told
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgk0j7474kvt
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“Two of the three survivors of the Nottingham attacks of 13 June 2023 - Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett - have given evidence to a public inquiry”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute survivors providing evidence to a public inquiry
“The trio, which also included Marcin Gawronski, were struck by a van being driven by Valdo Calocane after he had killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in the city”
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“Wayne and his partner Tracey Hodgson said they were not told of Calocane's history with police - nor his violent past”
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— No evidence in archive to assess police awareness of Calocane's history
“Sharon later gave evidence and was told in a letter that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed her medical records”
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“Police officers have also given evidence, saying that giving the wrong cause of Ian's death to his partner was a 'terrible error'”
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— No evidence in archive to verify police statements about Ian Coates' death
“It has also emerged police were contacted to say King Charles III wanted to write to the victims' families”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm King Charles III's intended communication
“The Nottingham Inquiry has heard evidence today from two of the three survivors, Wayne Birkett and Sharon Miller, as well as their partners Tracey Hodgson and Martin Reed respectively”
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“The inquiry also heard evidence from family liaison advisor Det Ch Insp Claire Gould, and family liaison officer Det Con Raj Johal, from Nottinghamshire Police”
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“The statutory inquiry will undertake a 'thorough, independent assessment' of the events that culminated in the attacks and provide recommendations to prevent similar incidents”
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“Former Det Con Raj Johal said family liaison notes on her work laptop were deleted when she handed her device back to the force at the point of her retirement”
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“The notes were made on a programme called OneNote, which, according to force policy, should not have been used for evidential notes”
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“She said she knew she had to retain all her documents and notes in relation to the attacks, but was not aware they would be deleted”
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“She suggested having dedicated family liaison officers”
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“Johal said she was only aware she should not have used OneNote at the point of the inquiry”
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“Johal said her recollection of that conversation was different”
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“Johal said in her last communication with the survivors, she was told they had not received the letters”
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“Earlier today Tracey Hodgson, the partner of survivor Wayne Birkett, told the inquiry she was informed by Johal that Valdo Calocane had no prior contact with police before the attacks”
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“She started her career in 1993 and retired in 2025”
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