TWO students who were stabbed to death in the Nottingham attacks will receive posthumous degrees this month.
Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, were killed in Valdo Calocane’s rampage in June 2023.
PABarnaby Webber’s mother, Emma, said his younger brother would accept the degree on his family’s behalf[/caption]
Pixel8000Grace O’Malley-Kumar, was killed alongside Barnaby in Valdo Calocane’s rampage in June 2023.[/caption]
PACaretaker Ian Coates, 65, was also killed in the knife rampage[/caption]
The University of Nottingham, where Barnaby was studying history and hockey starlet Grace was a medical student, yesterday confirmed they would both be awarded degrees at this month’s graduation ceremonies.
A spokesman said: “We are working with their families to understand how they would prefer to mark this important milestone.
“We also appreciate that this is likely to be an emotional day for their cohort, who will be remembering their friends Barney and Grace.”
Barnaby’s mother, Emma, said his younger brother would accept the degree on his family’s behalf.
She added: “We are so proud that Charlie, who is only 17, is able to go to Nottingham, supported by close friends and family, to accept Barney’s degree on our behalf.
“Sadly, it’s too much for us to bear but we do feel it’s important that it’s marked.”
Caretaker Ian Coates, 65, was also killed in the knife rampage, and Emma added: “We will use the day to think of Barney, his great friend Grace and also Ian.
“We want to celebrate their lives and not the monster who took them.”
Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January 2024.
PABarnaby and Grace, along with Ian Coates, were killed in Valdo Calocane’s rampage in June 2023[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
