Sanjoy Kumar, father of Nottingham attack victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar, has slammed an NHS report during an exclusive interview with GB News, declaring it is "not worth the paper it's written on".
In a powerful moment, Kumar physically threw the report on the desk as he criticised the lack of accountability following the deaths of three people, including his daughter, at the hands of Valdo Calocane in June 2023.
Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in Nottingham on June 13, 2023, before attempting to kill three others.
The attacker, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Sanjay Kumar physically threw the report on the desk as he criticised the lack of accountability
GB NEWS
The case has prompted multiple reviews, including a mental health homicide review commissioned by NHS England.
The BBC has revealed that two other men with paranoid schizophrenia under the care of the same NHS trust committed stabbings weeks before Calocane's attacks.
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Speaking to GB News, Sanjoy Kumar said: "This report tells us absolutely nothing, no detail. This is the NHS England report again. It actually tells us nothing. It doesn't blame anyone.
"it doesn't hold anyone accountable. Things will not change in our country until we actually hold people accountable.
"The only way to stop mental health homicides in our country is to hold negligent psychiatrists who don't do their work properly and don't keep people safe accountable.
"They are the ones who should be held to account. That's how we will stop these dreadful events from happening, like what happened in Nottingham."
GB News host Martin Daubney pointed out: "We seem to find this over and over again. Be it rape gangs, be it situations like this, nobody is ever specifically held accountable. Lessons must be learned. We will move on, we won't repeat this.
"Let's light a candle, let's say a prayer. You know you're not going to stand for that, you're going to push this further.
"June 13th, as well as the totemic days, must be incredibly hard for you to bear. There's symbolism in you gathering to make them listen."
Sanjoy Kumar said: "I'm going to lay a rose because my daughter was a rose. She served her county, she served her country. She wanted to be a medic in the NHS and also joined the army. There wasn't a person more patriotic than my daughter.
Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were fatally stabbed by Valdo CalocanePA"At 19, she had done more for her country than many 19-year-olds, and she'd volunteered for a Covid vaccination programme.
"So I'm going to lay a rose where my rose fell. Defending her friend, she chose friendship over fear. She didn't run away, she fought that individual.
"She fought and gave up her life. I'm going to lay a rose where she fell. I want as many people in Nottingham who want to come and lay a rose with me."
