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| Nottingham attacks: Suspect named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane | Nottingham attacks: Suspect named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane |
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| CCTV footage emerged earlier in the week appearing to show the suspect trying to enter a hostel | CCTV footage emerged earlier in the week appearing to show the suspect trying to enter a hostel |
| The man arrested on suspicion of murdering Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham has been named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane. | The man arrested on suspicion of murdering Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham has been named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane. |
| Nineteen-year-old students Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Mr Coates, 65, were stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday. | Nineteen-year-old students Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Mr Coates, 65, were stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday. |
| The suspect, 31, was subsequently arrested and remains in custody. | The suspect, 31, was subsequently arrested and remains in custody. |
| Officers have been granted a 36-hour extension to continue questioning him. | Officers have been granted a 36-hour extension to continue questioning him. |
| He graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2022. | He graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2022. |
| The dual Guinea-Bissau/Portuguese national had settled status in the UK through his Portuguese citizenship. | |
| Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates died at the scene of the attacks | Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates died at the scene of the attacks |
| Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar were attacked by a man with a knife in Ilkeston Road, shortly after 04:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
| After this a man matching the suspect's description attempted to get into a supporting living complex in Mapperley Road, but was unable to gain entry. | |
| Police believe shortly afterwards he attacked Mr Coates - who was found dead from knife injuries in nearby Magdala Road - and stole his van which was then used to hit pedestrians. | Police believe shortly afterwards he attacked Mr Coates - who was found dead from knife injuries in nearby Magdala Road - and stole his van which was then used to hit pedestrians. |
| One of these was left in a critical condition, but a Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust spokesman said he was now stable. | One of these was left in a critical condition, but a Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust spokesman said he was now stable. |
| Mr Calocane was arrested at about 05:30 after police stopped a van in Maples Street. | |
| Custody rules state police can hold people for up to 96 hours if they are accused of a more serious offence, such as murder, before they are charged or released. | |
| People arrested under the Terrorism Act can be held without charge for up to 14 days. | |
| Nottinghamshire Police said it was keeping an "open mind" about the motives for the attacks, and was working alongside counter-terrorism police, as would normally be the case for an incident like this. | |
| Watch: 'My beautiful boy' - families pay tribute at the vigil | Watch: 'My beautiful boy' - families pay tribute at the vigil |
| Watch: 'My beautiful boy' - families pay tribute at the vigil | Watch: 'My beautiful boy' - families pay tribute at the vigil |
| Vigils for the victims were held at the University of Nottingham's campus on Wednesday and in Nottingham city centre on Thursday. | Vigils for the victims were held at the University of Nottingham's campus on Wednesday and in Nottingham city centre on Thursday. |
| Ms O'Malley-Kumar's mother Sinead addressed the crowd in the city's Old Market Square and urged them to be "kind to one another". | Ms O'Malley-Kumar's mother Sinead addressed the crowd in the city's Old Market Square and urged them to be "kind to one another". |
| "Look after each other, don't have hate in your hearts. Say prayers for my baby girl," she said. | "Look after each other, don't have hate in your hearts. Say prayers for my baby girl," she said. |
| Mr Coates's son James also gave a speech, telling the crowd: "It feels like he touched a lot of hearts over the years, a lot more than we knew and assumed he had. | |
| "It's been really nice and heart-warming to see messages and people coming out to say how he was with them when they were younger. | |
| "We are still dealing with what's happened, we still haven't taken it all in. | |
| "Dad was an avid fisherman, he loved his family and he also loved his Forest." | |
| He ended his address with "You Reds!", drawing cheers from the crowd, many of whom were wearing Nottingham Forest club colours at the family's request. | |
| England and Australia cricketers will also be wearing black armbands in tribute to the victims on day one of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. | |
| Both Mr Webber and Ms O'Malley-Kumar had been keen and talented cricketers. | |
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