Nottingham attacks: Inquest opens for three victims

Three radical who died successful a bid of attacks successful Nottingham each suffered stab wounds to the chest, an inquest has heard.

Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, some 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were fatally stabbed successful the metropolis successful the aboriginal hours of 13 June.

An inquest opening heard Mr Coates was stabbed an hr aft the students were attacked successful Ilkeston Road.

The schoolhouse caretaker died from stab wounds to his chest.

Meanwhile, post-mortem examinations gave the provisional origin of Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar's deaths arsenic stab wounds to the thorax and abdomen.

Senior coroner Mairin Casey opened the proceeding astatine Nottingham Coroner's Court, telling those contiguous that Mr Coates had near location to be his spot of enactment erstwhile helium was killed.

She told the hearing: "When immoderate idiosyncratic dies of unnatural causes, arsenic has happened successful this case, an inquest volition ever beryllium opened.

"As the deaths of these 3 radical occurred adjacent successful clip connected the aforesaid time and arising from a concatenation of events that is linked to 1 individual, it is close that these inquests should beryllium opened astatine the aforesaid time."

"The circumstances surrounding these tragic deaths are good known. Final post-mortem reports are awaited.

"The constabulary probe continues and the substance volition beryllium progressed done the transgression courts. This substance is present adjourned."

No household members were contiguous astatine the inquest opening.

The proceeding besides heard details of the ceremonial recognition process for each unfortunate astatine the chapel of remainder astatine Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.

Valdo Calocane has been charged with their murder, arsenic good arsenic attempting to termination 3 different radical erstwhile a van was allegedly driven astatine pedestrians.

The 31-year-old is owed to participate pleas earlier Nottingham Crown Court connected 25 September, with a provisional proceedings commencement day successful January.

In the days aft the attacks, thousands of radical attended vigils successful the metropolis successful representation of the victims, wherever household members besides paid affectional tributes to them.

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