NHS trust sacks 11 staff for inappropriately accessing records of Nottingham stabbing victims

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:51, 21 May 2026 | Updated: 11:58, 21 May 2026 An NHS trust has sacked 11 employees for inappropriately accessing the medical records of the Nottingham stabbing victims.  Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and grandfather Ian Coates, were knifed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane in June 2023.  It emerged that in 2025, employees at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust had accessed their records 'without a legitimate reason'. On Thursday, NUH announced 11 staff members had been dismissed. A further 12 employees received final written warnings, while two were issued with first written warnings for their involvement. Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar (right and centre) and grandfather Ian Coates (left) were knifed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane in June 2023 Both Nottinghamshire Police and the Information Commissioner's Office had been made aware of the outcomes. Further investigations into the incident are ongoing, the NUH said.  It is understood those who have been disciplined include staff from across the trust, including doctors, nurses, medical professionals, admin and clerical colleagues, BBC News reported. This is breaking news, more follows.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.