Nottingham: third victim of attack named as Ian Coates – latest updates

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Press Association reports that CCTV from a residential care home appearing to show a man dressed in black attempting to gain access to a bay window is being examined by detectives.

Alex Pridmore, a trustee of the All Saints Shelter charity, which runs the home, said the footage showed someone trying to gain access through a ground-floor window at about 4am on Tuesday.

Pridmore said: “None of our residents were hurt.

“A resident had woken up and shut the window and was able to prevent the man coming in.

“The CCTV has been provided to the police. The resident alerted security, we have 24/7 security on the door.”

A resident at the home, who did not wish to be named, said he “punched” the glass of his bay window to frighten off the man.

Nottinghamshire police force have posted the following statement:

Police can provide a sequence of events that led to a man killing three people with a knife and then using a vehicle to attack three others.

Detectives have spent countless hours piecing together the movements that led to three people losing their lives, which includes extensive CCTV coverage and eyewitness accounts.

It is known that a man attacked two University of Nottingham students with a knife on Ilkeston Road on Tuesday 13 June.

A call was made to police at 4.04am.

Police quickly attended and found a male and female student, both 19, in the street unresponsive.

Investigations have then revealed that a man matching the description of the suspect had attempted to gain entry to a supported living complex in Mapperley Road but had been denied entry.

This incident was not reported to the police at the time.

Police believe the suspect has then attacked a man and stolen his van.

A call was received by a member of the public and upon police attendance he was found deceased on Magdala Road with knife injuries.

The stolen van was then used by the suspect to run over three members of the public in the Milton Street area.

One man is in hospital in a critical condition while others are believed to have suffered minor injuries.

A short while later, police managed to detain the suspect by using a Taser when he abandoned the vehicle and approached officers with a knife.

All three victims’ families are being supported by specially trained officers.

Detectives are still keeping an open mind on the motives of the attacks and a 31-year-old man is still in police custody.

He has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

There have been reports suggesting that police are no longer working with counter-terrorism policing.

This is not the case, and counter-terrorism policing continues to work alongside Nottinghamshire police.

There have also been reports that other calls were made to Nottinghamshire police about the suspect before he carried out the attacks in Ilkeston Road. This is not the case.

Chief constable Kate Meynell said: “First and foremost my thoughts are with all the families affected by this shocking series of events.

“It is unimaginable to understand what they are going through.

“I am very aware of the impact that these horrendous crimes will have had not only on Nottingham and Nottinghamshire but also across the whole country.

“I am determined that we will work with community members, students from both universities and others impacted to reassure and support them. It is important that as a city we stand together.

“I would like to thank the public for their response to these tragic incidents. We have received a high number of calls with people offering information and support. Anyone with information can contact our casualty bureau on 0800 0961011.

Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England has paid tribute to first responders during the Nottingham attacks.

Speaking at the NHS ConfedExpo conference in the city, she said: “I would also like to say a special thank you to the ambulance crews and other NHS and emergency service staff who responded to the appalling tragedy in Nottingham yesterday.

“Our thoughts and sympathies are with those injured and killed, along with their friends and loved ones.

“This terrible incident is a reminder of the bravery of paramedics and other ‘blue-light’ staff who can never know what they will be confronted with when they leave their home and their loved ones to clock on for their shift.”

The University of Nottingham vice-chancellor, Prof Shearer West, said the university was “in a state of shock” after the “devastating news” of the deaths of the students Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar.

“It’s a terrible tragedy. These were two wonderful, talented students,” she told the Guardian. “We are doing everything we can to support the families. I’m a parent myself, it’s unimaginable to me what they must be going through.”

West said she had read the students’ personal statements from their university applications, and that both were “amazing sportspeople and academically excellent”.

“They were incredible people,” she said. “Grace, for example, volunteered as a Covid vaccinator.”

West said she hoped the incident would not put off prospective students attending the university in future.

“It was a random act of violence, these things cannot be predicted. We do what we can to keep our community as safe as we can. But understandably people will think, ‘that could have been me’,” she said.

“I’d very much hope people will look to the positives of Nottingham and not let this deter them from wanting to come here. These terrible crimes are not the city I know.”

Welfare support is being provided for staff and students affected by the deaths, she said, while police have increased patrols in student areas to provide reassurance. A vigil is to be held at the university students union at 4pm today

Suella Braverman has addressed the House of Common regarding the attack. She said:

“I would like to make a statement about the horrific events in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire police have confirmed that a 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were killed in Nottingham city centre early on Tuesday morning.

“The same individual is suspected of stealing a van and then running over another three people who are now being treated for their injuries, one of whom remains in critical condition.

“We know that a knife has been used in these attacks, and two of the victims were students at Nottingham University. The third victim was the owner of the van that police believe the suspect stole and was used to run down those pedestrians.

“I know that the whole house will joun me in expressing our sorrow and that our thoughts and friends are with the victims families, friends, and all those affected. All of us extend a hand of friendship to the people of Nottingham.

“The house will appreciate the critical importance of following due process at all times. It’s completely natural to seek answers immediately when something terrible happens.

“But it’s also vital that those answers are wholly accurate. Speculating out loud is never helpful and runs the risk of being counterproductive.

“I can tell the house that the police are working flat out to establish the full facts and provide support to everyone affected. They are currently keeping an open mind as to the motives behind these attacks but I can confirm Nottinghamshire police are being assisted in their inquiries by counter terror police.

“Though, this does not mean that it is currently being treated as a terrorist attack.”

The home secretary makes a statement on the Nottingham attacks in the House of Commons here:

The prime minister Rishi Sunak has paid tribute to the victims of the Nottingham attack, saying the thoughts of all in the House of Commons are with the injured and the families of those who died.

Speaking at the start of prime minister’s questions, Sunak said: “I know the whole house will want to thank the emergency services for their ongoing response to the shocking incident in Nottingham yesterday.

“Our thoughts are with those injured and with the families of those who lost their lives.”

The family of the Nottingham University student Barnaby Webber have described their “complete devastation” at the “senseless murder of our son”, who was killed in a series of attacks in the city.

Webber’s parents, David and Emma, along with his younger brother, Charlie, said the 19-year-old was a “beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to”.

The family, from Taunton, Somerset, issued a statement to the PA Media news agency after Webber’s death in an incident in Nottingham in the early hours of Tuesday.

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A property under police guard on Ilkeston Road today was raided once before in the past year, according to local residents.

Taxi driver Mohammed Ali, whose uncle owns the barber shop next door, said: “It happened about seven or eight months ago, on a Sunday. They arrested some guys. I think it was drug-related.”

Ali said he had assumed the property was empty ever since because it then went on the market and they had not see anyone coming or going. But his uncle said they would occasionally see windows open, suggesting someone was living there. They didn’t know who.

Ali, who drives for Uber, said he was too upset to work yesterday. “I pick up students all the time. They are like family members.”

Bancroft’s school in London has paid tribute to its former student Grace Kumar, posting a statement on its website.

The post said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death in Nottingham under tragic circumstances of one of our recent leavers from 2022, Grace O’Malley Kumar.

“We are desperately shocked and saddened by Grace’s sudden death in these truly terrible circumstances. She left Bancroft’s only last year and was a hugely important part of our community. An immensely gifted and dedicated scholar and sportswoman, she was hugely loved and greatly respected and admired by all. She was outstanding in every respect and will be missed terribly.

“It will take everyone in the Bancroft’s community a considerable time to come to terms with this shocking news, but above all our thoughts are with Grace’s family and friends at this difficult time.”

The third victim has been named locally as Ian Coates, who found fatally stabbed on Magdala Road before the suspect is believed to have stolen his van and driven at pedestrians in Milton Street.

The school where Coates worked have described him as a “much-loved colleague” who went the “extra mile” for pupils.

Ross Middleton, the executive headteacher at Huntingdon academy, said:

Ian was a much-loved colleague who always went the extra mile for the benefit of our children and will be greatly missed.

As a school community, it will take time to process this deeply upsetting news.

We wish to extend our sympathy and condolences to all those affected by yesterday’s tragic events.

Students in Nottingham living near yesterday’s attacks say they did not dare walk home last night.

Tobi Klejbach, a 21-year-old law student living just off Ilkeston Road, said: “We came back last night from York and decided to get an Uber from the station instead of walking.”

He said many students used to leave their doors unlocked but not any more. “We are thinking that if someone can just randomly attack people in the street what’s to stop them trying random doors too?”

His friend Ingrid Ukoeniann, 21, a pharmacy student, said: “We are feeling really scared. It could have happened to any of us. We are always going out and walking home. You always think this sort of thing would never happen to you but now you know it could.”

Taunton school have posted a statement in tribute to Barnaby Webber, describing him as a “much-loved, kind and engaging character”.

The full tribute said: “The Taunton school community is heartbroken by the recent, tragic, news about Barnaby Webber. Barnaby joined us in the nursery and studied here all the way through to the end of the sixth form, leaving just last year. In his long association with the school, he touched the lives of many staff, pupils and parents and his loss will be very difficult to come to terms with. He was a much-loved, kind and engaging character. That a young man of such promise should lose his life in these circumstances is utterly devastating.

“We send our love and deepest condolences to his family. We continue to do all we can to support them and all in our community affected by these events. When the time comes, we will find a fitting way in which to remember Barnaby and his special contribution to our school.

“In the meantime, we ask for respect for the privacy of Barnaby’s family and send our condolences to the families and friends of all the victims in this awful attack.”