Nottingham triple killer had history of mental health problems, court told

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A brother of Calocane told investigators that he became aware of his sibling’s mental health problems during his degree studies – with the 32-year-old student “believing that he was being spied on by his housemates and by MI6 and that his family was under threat.” During his opening of the facts of the three killings, which took place in Nottingham on June 13 last year, prosecutor Karim Khalil KC said: “The theme of being prescribed medication but declining to take it is a constantly recurring one.” On May 23 2020, Calocane attended hospital believing he was having a heart attack, and was arrested after returning to his flat and causing damage to a door. An assessment under the Mental Health Act 1983 was carried out at a Nottingham custody suite by psychiatric services, who concluded that Calocane was psychotic but that his risk to others was low. “He was arrested for criminal damage, and following a re-assessment was detained under the Mental Health Act and was admitted to in-patient psychiatric services at the Highbury Hospital.” Calocane was discharged from Nottingham’s Highbury Hospital on June 17 2020 into the care of the Nottingham City Crisis Team. Anti-psychotic medication was “restarted and increased”, Mr Khalil said, and in August 2021 Calocane was believed to have actively concealed symptoms of psychosis during a home visit by a mental health worker.