‘Would leave you awake at night as a bereaved parent’: Bev Turner pinpoints police ‘failure’ in Valdo Calocane case

Today, The Court of Appeal refused to change the sentence of the Nottingham killer and claimed that there was "no error" in the sentence given by Justice Turner at Nottingham Crown Court in January.

They added that his sentence was not "unduly lenient" and his paranoid schizophrenia was "the sole identified cause of these crimes."

Speaking on GB News about the sentencing, Andrew Pierce said that the families "must feel really let down" by this decision. He added: "The system, yet again, is on the side of the killer."

Bev said: "Oh, it's miserable, isn't it? A lot of you getting in touch at home, just expressing your despair.

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"Michael says these judges are 'out of touch with the real world'. Terry says 'whether this man is mentally ill or not, three people are dead. Three families grieving for their lost lives'."

She added: "The judge said there was no evidence of any substance abuse. But then the father has come out and said they didn't take a toxicology report."

Andrew said: "Because they decided he was having a psychotic episode."

Bev explained: "That's the failure of the policing and the investigation, which is the sort of thing that would leave you awake at night as a bereaved parent."

Speaking today Baroness Carr said: "It is impossible to read of the circumstances of this offending without the greatest possible sympathy for the victims of these terrible attacks, and their family and friends.

"The victim impact statements paint a graphic picture of the appalling effects of the offender’s conduct.

"Had the offender not suffered the mental condition that he did, the sentencing judge would doubtless have been considering a whole life term."

She added: "But neither the judge nor this court can ignore the medical evidence as to the offender’s condition which led to these dreadful events or the threat to public safety which the offender continues to pose."

In a statement following the Court of Appeal’s decision not to change the sentence of Calocane, Emma Webber, mother of victim Barnaby Webber, said: "Today’s ruling comes as no surprise to the families of the Nottingham attack victims. It was inevitable and was not a review of anything other than the letter of the law as it stands.

“Despite the fact that the Attorney General herself feels that Valdo Calocane did not receive the appropriate sentence, today’s outcome proves how utterly flawed and under-resourced the criminal justice system in the UK is. It also illustrates the need for urgent reforms in the UK homicide law.

“The fact remains, despite the words of the judge, that almost 90 per cent of people serving hospital orders are out within 10 years and 98 per cent within 20 years. In effect, the families now face their own life sentence of ensuring the monster that is Valdo Calocane becomes the next Ian Brady or Fred West and is never released."