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King Charles III wanted to write to Nottingham victims' families, public inquiry told

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What to know about King Charles III wanted to write to Nottingham victims' families, public inquiry told

Our live updates have endedpublished at 17:30 GMT 26 March Our live coverage has now concluded for the day.

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Our live updates have endedpublished at 17:30 GMT 26 March Our live coverage has now concluded for the day.

Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that 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. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: 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.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “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 was found in the provided search results or cross-references regarding King Charles III intending to write to the families of the Nottingham attack victims.
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Claim 3: “Police officers have also given evidence, saying that giving the wrong cause of Ian's death to his partner was a 'terrible error'”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references regarding police officers testifying that providing an incorrect cause of death for Ian Coates to his partner was a 'terrible error'.
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Claim 4: “Johal said in her last communication with the survivors, she was told they had not received the letters”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “The statutory inquiry will undertake a 'thorough, independent assessment' of the events that culminated in the attacks and provide recommendations to prevent similar incidents”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references describing the scope of the inquiry undertaking a 'thorough, independent assessment' and providing recommendations.
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Claim 6: “She started her career in 1993 and retired in 2025”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “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”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references detailing that the Nottingham Inquiry heard testimony from Det Ch Insp Claire Gould and Det Con Raj Johal.
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Claim 8: “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”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results confirm that two of the three survivors, Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett, gave evidence at the public inquiry regarding the Nottingham attacks of June 13, 2023. The evidence comes from different search snippets referencing the same event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deadly Women is an American true crime documentary television series produced by Beyond International Group and airing on the Investigation Discovery (ID) network. The series focuses on murders commit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Women
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2025. Following the box office section, this list is organized chronologically, providing information on release dates, production companies, directors, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2025
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of prisoners who have received a whole-life order, formerly called a whole-life tariff, through some mechanism in jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. From the introduction of the whole…
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Claim 9: “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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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references regarding Det Con Raj Johal reporting that family liaison notes on her work laptop were deleted upon retirement.
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Claim 10: “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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Multiple web search results corroborate that Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller, and Marcin Gawronski were struck by a van driven by Valdo Calocane on June 13, 2023, after the incident involving Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates.
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web search NEUTRAL — WayneBirkettandSharonMillerwerestruckbyavandrivenbyparanoid schizophrenic killerValdoCalocaneon June 13, 2023, during his terrible ...
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/nottingh…
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web search NEUTRAL — ... for Police Conduct (IOPC)asamarked police car was following thevanbeingdrivenbykillerValdoCalocanebefore it collided with two pedestrians.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/nottingh…
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web search NEUTRAL — WayneBirkettandSharonMiller- along withMarcinGawronski-werestruckbyavandrivenbyValdoCalocaneon the morning of 13 June 2023, which ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nottingham-attac…
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Claim 11: “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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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “Johal said she was only aware she should not have used OneNote at the point of the inquiry”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “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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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references detailing that the Nottingham Inquiry heard evidence from Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller, and their respective partners, Tracey Hodgson and Martin Reed.
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Claim 14: “Sharon later gave evidence and was told in a letter that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed her medical records”
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The information that Sharon Miller was told in a letter that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed her medical records is mentioned in the web search results (Claim 2 evidence), but this specific claim (index 3) is not independently corroborated by a second, separate source, despite being part of a larger corroborated narrative.
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Claim 15: “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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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “Johal said her recollection of that conversation was different”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 17: “She suggested having dedicated family liaison officers”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 18: “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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Two separate web search results directly state that Wayne Birkett and his partner Tracey Hodgson were told they were not informed of Calocane's police history or violent past. One source also mentions Sharon Miller's subsequent evidence regarding NHS staff accessing her records.
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web search NEUTRAL — WayneandhispartnerTraceyHodgsonsaid theywerenottold ofCalocane'shistorywithpolice- norhisviolentpast. Sharon later gave evidence andwastold in a letter that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgk0j7474kvt
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web search NEUTRAL — WayneandhispartnerTraceyHodgsonsaid theywerenottold ofCalocane'shistorywithpolice- norhisviolentpast. Sharon later gave evidence andwastold in a letter that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgk0j7474kvt
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web search NEUTRAL — WayneBirkett, left with severe brain injuries afterbeingdeliberately run over byValdoCalocane,andhispartnerTraceyHodgsonaccused NottinghamshirePoliceof withholding criticalinformation, leaving familie…
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-03-26/survivor-tells-n…
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