Doctors caring for people with serious mental illness should be held responsible for putting “dangerous” people on our streets, according to the father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, who was stabbed to death last year. Dr Sanjoy Kumar, whose daughter was killed by Valdo Calocane last year, condemned the “irresponsible” decision to discharge Calocane from specialist care. A new report into the care Calocane received from his local mental health trust highlights how he was discharged back to his GP in September 2022.
But the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the evidence “indicated beyond any real doubt” that Calocane would relapse “into distressing symptoms and potentially aggressive behaviour” and the decision to send him back to GP care “did not adequately consider or mitigate the risks of relapse”. Dr Kumar said the public is “crying out for safety from these crimes” as he revealed that Health Secretary Wes Streeting told families he would “slow down” modifications to the Mental Health Act. “He has promised that we will be able to work with people who are working with the law,” Dr Kumar told Sky News.
“A change is needed. We need to step back a little bit and really see what is safe for the public. “We have lost the absolute love of our life, our lovely, beautiful and brave daughter, Gracie, and at the end of the day what we want to see is that the public are safe.
“I think the nation are crying out for safety from these crimes. “At the .