Inquests to open into deaths of those killed in Nottingham attacks
Valdo Calocane, charged for their murders, is expected to enter pleas in September
Inquests into the deaths of two university students and a school caretaker who were killed in an attack in Nottingham are to open on Friday 7th July 2023.
University of Nottingham students Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, died in a knife attack in the city in the early hours of June 13.
Valdo Calocane, 31, faces charges of murder.
Mr Calocane, of no fixed address, is also charged with three counts of attempted murder after a van was used to drive at three pedestrians, Wayne Birkett, Marcin Gawronski and Sharon Miller.
The family of Mr Webber, from Taunton in Somerset, described their "complete devastation" at the "senseless murder of our son", saying he was a "beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to".
Ms O'Malley-Kumar's family described her as a "truly wonderful and beautiful young lady" who would be "so dearly missed".
The medical student, from Woodford in London, had represented Essex in cricket as a teenager and had also played for England Hockey.
Two of Mr Coates' sons said his death had "rocked everyone's world", adding: "Nobody deserves this but he definitely didn't."
Calocane is expected to enter pleas in September, with a provisional trial date set for January 12 2024.
At his last appearance at Nottingham Crown Court on June 20, he was remanded into custody to appear again for a plea and trial preparation hearing on September 25.