"In May 2021, Calocane had attempted to hand himself in to MI5 at their headquarters at Thames House in central London. PC Graham Foster, who confronted Calocane outside after he had rung the building's intercom, told the inquiry Calocane had informed a member of security that he wanted to be arrested and speak to the police."
"Supt Lorraine Busby-McVey of the Metropolitan police told the inquiry that Calocane was looked at by the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FATC), a unit that examines threats from fixated individuals, but he did not meet their threshold to be assessed further. An intelligence report from the FTAC regarding Calocane's visit to Thames House was passed to Nottinghamshire police the next day, but the force did not then carry out their own assessment."
"Busby-McVey said that was something she would have quite liked to have happened. She also said that the report, though sent to the force, was not available to all the officers in it. A new system to improve the quality of information shared between police forces had since been put in place."
Valdo Calocane, 34, fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham on 13 June 2023 and was sentenced to indefinite detention after admitting manslaughter with diminished responsibility. An inquiry revealed that in May 2021, Calocane attempted to hand himself in at MI5 headquarters, telling security he wanted to be arrested. Police described him as calm and compliant during the encounter. The Fixated Threat Assessment Centre examined him but determined he did not meet their threshold for further assessment. Although an intelligence report was sent to Nottinghamshire police the next day, the force did not conduct its own assessment. A Metropolitan police superintendent acknowledged this was a missed opportunity and noted the report was not widely available to all officers.
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