Emma Birchley

England

Correspondent at Sky News

Sky News Correspondent and Media Consultant / Trainer

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Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Emma Birchley

Survivors of the Nottingham attacks have spoken for the first time about the devastating effect on their lives - with one saying she wishes she'd died instead of the two students. Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19.
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | blackcountryradio.co.uk | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | sunshineradio.co.uk | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | islandfm.com | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | manxradio.com | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | channel103.com | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | three.fm | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | qradio.com | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | thisisthecoast.co.uk | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".
Nottingham attacks survivor wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead'

4 weeks ago | broradio.fm | Emma Birchley

Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett were among three people who survived when Valdo Calocane ploughed into them with a van he'd stolen from 65-year-old Ian Coates, after stabbing him to death. Calocane had already killed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as they walked home in June 2023. They were just 19. "I thought I was dying. I just wish he had taken me instead of the students," said Sharon of the teenagers, who had "their whole lives ahead of them".

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