today at nottingham crown court, they went on trial.mpton, were sitting on this bench drinking an energy drink when they decided to get up and walk over to some basketball courts over there. when they came back, the 12—year—old boys were sitting here and, according to the prosecution, one of them got up and deliberately barged into sean, who swore at them. and then, according to derren, one of the boys pulled out a machete. he managed to run away, but when he turned around, he saw his friend sean on the ground just here, being repeatedly stabbed with a machete and kicked and beaten. in court, michelle heeley kc showed jurors the machete that was allegedly used in the attack. it was in a glass case. the two boys deny murder because of their ages. special arrangements have been made for the trial. intermediaries help to explain proceedings, and thejudge and barristers weren't wearing gowns or wigs. members of sean's family were also in court, having travelled from anguilla to hear how a chance meeting near a park bench had allegedly led t

during the stage where valdo calocane was sentenced at nottingham crown court, there was overwhelmingfering an acute episode of psychosis, brought on by an almost untreatable paranoid schizophrenia, we now know that he suffers from. in that context the judge had to decide what the best way, notjust dealing with him in terms of sentencing, but protecting the public. 0ne terms of sentencing, but protecting the public. one of the things lady chiefjustice baroness carr said chief justice baroness carr said this chiefjustice baroness carr said this morning was, the key factor in this morning was, the key factor in this case was not whether or not a penal element was required, i ascending him to prison for punishment. the key issue was to strengthen the link between the offender's impairment in the offending in question, and here, at the time of the assault, the offender was in the grip of a severe psychotic episode. in that context the judges psychotic episode. in that context thejudges ruled psychotic episode. in that context the judges ruled the judge psychotic episode. in that context t

concerns the sentence imposed on the offender valdo calocane on the 24th of january 2024 at nottingham crown courtttempted murder, to which offences the offender earlier pleaded guilty. thejudge, mrjustice turner, sentenced the offender to a hospital and restrictions order pursuant to sections 37 and 41 of the mental health act 1983, for each offence, to run concurrently. the solicitor general sought leave to refer the sentences to the court of appeal on the basis that they were unduly lenient. the factual background. on the night of the 12th ofjune, and into the early hours of the 13th of june 2023, valdo calocane went out on the streets of nottingham having armed himself with knives. shortly before four o'clock in the morning, he attacked and killed barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, two young students walking home after a night out. just over an hour later, he attacked a school caretaker ian coates, who was on his way to work, killed him and stole his van. the offender then drove to the city centre, where he deliberately drove the van at speed into another man, wayne birkett, causing him

nottingham crown court heard they used a machete in what was described as a "vicious attack" on the 19eless" and had done nothing wrong. the boys deny murder. and had done nothing wrong. 0ur midlands correspondent phil mackie is outside the court for us now. phil. yes, ben. today we learnt a little bit more about shawn seesahai for the first time. he is from the caribbean island of anguilla, he came to the uk for cataract surgery and stayed on to further his education and he was living in handsworth in birmingham but on that evening in november last year, he travelled to wolverhampton with friends when there was an altercation in a park. today we had from the prosecution opening the case against the 12—year—old boys who deny murder that they alleged that the boys had a machete with them and after that minor altercation, they launched a vicious attack on shawn seesahai in which he was repeatedly kicked and beaten and stabbed with that machete. paramedics who arrived at the scene couldn't save shawn seesahai. but as also we learnt a little bit more today about the way that the court will

in the case of valdo calocane those hearings that started in the autumn, at nottingham crown court, wherebe answered. i think from the outside, the difficulty is that the outside, the difficulty is that the ultimate conclusion whether or not an individual defendant is to mentally unwell to stand trial for murder, that only becomes often apparent literally in the moments before a trial, or the days before a trial is due to start, because it is that point whether evidence is brought together. this is a careful exercise that criminal courts go through an awful lot. aha, exercise that criminal courts go through an awful lot.— through an awful lot. a legal affairs correspondent - through an awful lot. a legal affairs correspondent at - through an awful lot. a legal affairs correspondent at the | through an awful lot. a legal - affairs correspondent at the royal courts ofjustice, thank you much indeed. lady chiefjustice baroness carr was one of the three senior judges that ruled that the sentence handed down to valdo calocane, that there was no error in it and it was not unduly lenient. let's l