University of Nottingham students Ms O’Malley-Kumar, from east London, and Mr Webber, from Taunton, Somerset, were walking home to their student accommodation after an end-of-term night out when they were fatally stabbed in Ilkeston Road just after 04:00 BST on 13 June.
Prosecutor Karim Khalil KC had told a court hearing in January 2024 – where Calocane had pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility – Mr Webber had been stabbed “repeatedly” with a dagger, inflicting “grave injuries” and causing him to fall to the floor.
Ms O’Malley-Kumar showed “incredible bravery”, he said, and tried to protect her friend, fighting and pushing Calocane, 32, into the road, but the killer then turned his attention to her and was “as uncompromisingly brutal in his assault”, he had added.
Mr Khalil had told the court Ms O’Malley-Kumar’s injuries were too severe and she collapsed as Mr Webber tried to defend himself from the ground, kicking out at his attacker, before Calocane “calmly” walked away.
Calocane went on to kill school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, who was driving his Vauxhall van nearby, when he was repeatedly stabbed.
