Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told

More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counsel The death of a 19-year-old student who was killed in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 was “potentially preventable”, a public inquiry into the incident has heard. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, were fatally stabbed by Valdo Calocan…

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Guardian Published 8 September 2026

Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told

Sky Published 8 September 2026

Death of Nottingham attack victim 'potentially preventable', inquiry hears

The death of Barnaby Webber in a stabbing rampage in Nottingham was potentially preventable if he had undergone different medical treatment at the attack scene, a panel of experts found.

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