The CPS decision to accept the manslaughter pleas of the Nottingham attacker who killed three people is to be examined in an independent review.
The review will look into the decision to accept Valdo Calocane’s guilty pleas to manslaughter and whether it sufficiently consulted with the families of the victims.
Last week, Calocane was given a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after the city’s crown court heard he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
The 32-year-old stabbed students Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, with a dagger in the early hours of 13 June last year.
Mr Webber’s family described the hospital order as a “huge insult” and called for a public inquiry into the case.
On Tuesday, Attorney General Victoria Prentis said: “The senseless deaths of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates have horrified the country.
“While nothing will bring their loved ones back, the families understandably want to understand what happened in this case.
“That’s why I have asked the inspectorate to carry out a prompt and thorough review of CPS actions so we can properly investigate the concerns raised by the families in this devastating case.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak said independent investigations have been set up into Nottingham institutions’ role in alleged missed opportunities to stop Calocane.
He said the NHS, police forces and CPS will all be looked at “promptly and thoroughly and effectively” to try and get answers for the families.
Speaking on ITV’s This Morning he said: “Once we hear back from that, then we can sit down with them and decide if there are more questions that need answering, is the inquiry then the next logical step?”
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