Valdo Calocane, known in court as Adam Mendes, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to “serious” mental illness. The shocking revelation unfolded at nottingham/" title="Nottingham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nottingham Crown Court, where Prosecutor Karim Khalil KC informed the court about the acceptance of the pleas for the deaths of university students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65.
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Calocane, 32, previously known as Adam Mendes, had already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charges at an earlier hearing. The families of the victims, including university students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, and caretaker Ian Coates, were consulted before this decision was made.
