Navtej Johal

Nottingham

Correspondent and Journalist at BBC

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Police told of racist attack before man killed

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katie Thompson |Navtej Johal

An elderly man who was racially abused before being fatally attacked had told police he witnessed an assault on another Asian man yards from his home two weeks earlier, the BBC has found. Bhim Kohli had been walking his dog in a park in Leicestershire in September when he was punched and kicked by a 14-year-old boy while a girl, 12, filmed the attack.
'My son could so easily have been another Nottingham killer'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Navtej Johal |Sophie Woodcock

Two men with paranoid schizophrenia stabbed members of the public in separate attacks weeks before Valdo Calocane's killings in Nottingham – and all were under the care of the same NHS trust, the BBC has found. Josef Easom-Cooper and Junior Dietlin injured six men in the stabbings in Nottinghamshire in 2023. Within weeks, Calocane - who also has paranoid schizophrenia - stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates on 13 June 2023.
'My son could so easily have been another Nottingham killer'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Navtej Johal |Sophie Woodcock

'My son could so easily have been another Nottingham killer'Navtej Johal & Sophie WoodcockSuppliedShelly Easom said she felt "ashamed" after hearing that her son Josef had stabbed someone at a churchTwo men with paranoid schizophrenia stabbed members of the public in separate attacks weeks before Valdo Calocane's killings in Nottingham – and all were under the care of the same NHS trust, the BBC has found.
We owe an apology to killer's family, NHS boss says

Feb 6, 2025 | msn.com | Navtej Johal |Asha Patel

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We owe an apology to killer's family, NHS boss says

Feb 6, 2025 | yahoo.com | Navtej Johal |Asha Patel

The chief executive of an NHS trust that admitted multiple failings in the care of a man who stabbed three people to death in Nottingham has said he owes an apology to the killer's family. Valdo Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024 for stabbing to death students Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Ian Coates on 13 June 2023.
Global reaction to pub's free beer 'own goal'

Feb 3, 2025 | aol.com | Greig Watson |Navtej Johal

A pub landlady has said there has been a global response to the story of her offering a free pint every time Nottingham Forest scored - only for them to win 7-0. Beccy Webster, who runs the Gedling Inn in Nottinghamshire, admitted Nottingham Forest's victory over Brighton on Saturday led to her giving away nearly 300 pints at a cost of up to £1,500.
Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK

Oct 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alex Homer |Navtej Johal

Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal. We found more than 100 examples of people trying to buy prescription medicines such as diazepam - commonly used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures - and instead receiving products containing nitazenes. The synthetic opioid drugs have been connected to 278 deaths across the country in a year, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).
Cinnamon the capybara captured in pond

Sep 20, 2024 | aol.com | Chloe Hughes |Navtej Johal

September 20, 2024 at 2:53 PMCinnamon, the capybara missing in Telford, has been caught and returned to her home at a wildlife park. The giant rodent escaped from her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World on Friday 13 September, into nearby woodland. She was found safe and well on Friday afternoon in a pond within the neighbouring woodland conservation area, and is now back in her enclosure. "We're absolutely delighted to have Cinnamon back at the zoo," said owner, Will Dorrell.
Review of killer's care finds 'a series of errors'

Aug 13, 2024 | mywinet.com | Navtej Johal

The households of the victims of the Nottingham assaults say these answerable for failings in Valdo Calocane’s care have “blood on their palms”. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, each 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates have been killed by Calocane, who was psychotic and affected by paranoid delusions, on 13 June 2023. A evaluation printed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Tuesday discovered “a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements” by psychological well being companies.
Nottingham families say NHS and police have 'blood on their hands' over killings

Aug 13, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Navtej Johal

He was sentenced to a hospital order in January and told he would be in a high-security facility "very probably" for the rest of his life. Tuesday's report looked into Calocane's care by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust from May 2020 to September 2022.