Man accused of murdering London student in Nottingham attack pleads not guilty
A man who has been accused of murdering three people in Nottingham, including 19-year-old London student Grace O'Malley-Kumar, has pleaded not guilty today (Tuesday November 28). Valdo Calocane, 32, of no fixed address, was charged with the murder of three people - Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates - and with the attempted murders of Sharon Miller, Marcin Gawronski and Wayne Birkett on June 13. While Calocane has pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder at Nottingham Crown Court, he has issued guilty pleas regarding charges of manslaughter and attempted murder. Prosecutor Karim Khalil KC has told the hearing the crown will need time to consider whether or not the pleas are acceptable or not, NottinghamshireLive has reported. Peter Joyce KC, defending, said to the judge: "You know what the issues are and the world should know this: The defendant does not dispute the physical acts of any of the prosecution's case. Though he committed these dreadful ac...