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Moment brother of Notts victim gives heartbreaking tour of untouched bedroom

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Watch devastating moment Charlie Webber pays tribute to big brother following horror killing
Watch devastating moment Charlie Webber pays tribute to big brother following horror killing

THE brother of Nottingham rampage victim Barnaby Webber has given a heartbreaking tour of his untouched bedroom.

Charlie Webber says he still struggles to walk into the room nine months after his older sibling was stabbed to death alongside two others by evil Valdo Calocane.

Charlie Webber revealed his big brother's bedroom is untouched eiqrtihqiuprw
Charlie Webber revealed his big brother's bedroom is untouched
He explained there is a cricket bat Barnaby will never get to use
He explained there is a cricket bat Barnaby will never get to use
The 19-year-old was stabbed to death as he walked back from a night out
The 19-year-old was stabbed to death as he walked back from a night outCredit: PA
Valdo Calocane was given an indefinite hospital order
Valdo Calocane was given an indefinite hospital orderCredit: PA

Poignant footage from BBC documentary The Big Cases: The Nottingham Attacks shows Barnaby's bedroom frozen in time.

The 19-year-old's sporting achievements are proudly displayed - including a picture of him competing in the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens rugby tournament.

A shirt from a memorial Bishops Hull Cricket Club game following Barnaby's death can also be seen.

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Tragically, Charlie points out a cricket bat that he says Barnaby "obviously… never got to use".

Brave Charlie says: "Yeah, this is Barney's room. It's quite weird coming in here because no-one really comes in here.

"Obviously, nothing's been changed in here, I think a lot of the stuff here… not necessarily brings back memories, but means a lot."

Barnaby was walking home from a night out with friend Grace O'Malley-Kumar, also 19, when they were ambushed by Calocane.

The paranoid schizophrenic then attacked caretaker Ian Coates, 65, before stealing his van and ploughing into pedestrians.

The documentary reveals how the victims' families were told about the horror last summer.

Barnaby's mum Emma said she was left "screaming" at the side of the road when she learned her son had been stabbed to death.

She added: "They said the word 'deceased' and Barney's driving licence was on him. 

"And I remember I got out the car and I screamed. It was just like everything went dark around us."

Grace's parents were told by her university pals that Barnaby had died and their daughter was with him at the time.

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Mum Sinead O'Malley-Kumar said: "Her friend from university phoned me and said that Barney was dead and that Grace was with Barney, they left together and we knew then."

While Ian's son, James Coates, added: "It felt like a weight had just dropped from the sky and gone straight through my body.

Grace was also knifed to death in the horror
Grace was also knifed to death in the horrorCredit: PA
Ian was killed by Calocane, who then stole his van to ram pedestrians
Ian was killed by Calocane, who then stole his van to ram pedestriansCredit: PA

"I had to hold myself onto a lamppost to keep myself up because the whole world around me just disappeared."

Nottingham Crown Court heard Calocane had been detained in hospital four times before the killings in June 2023 and had a warrant out for his arrest at the time.

Prosecutors ruled he could not be held fully responsible for his actions because of his paranoid schizophrenia.

This meant they accepted his manslaughter by diminished responsibility plea rather than pressing for a murder conviction.

Calocane was handed an indefinite hospital order by a judge.

The Attorney General has now referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal after finding it "unduly lenient".

  • The Big Cases: The Nottingham Attacks is available on BBC iPlayer
Brave Charlie and dad David react to Calocane's sentencing
Brave Charlie and dad David react to Calocane's sentencingCredit: PA
Barnaby's parents revealed the moment they discovered he was dead
Barnaby's parents revealed the moment they discovered he was deadCredit: PA

Holly Christodoulou

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