Leicestershire police refer themselves to IOPC over Valdo Calocane ‘assaults’

Move comes after it emerged that Calocane was accused of attacking two colleagues weeks before he killed three people in Nottingham

Leicestershire police have referred themselves to an independent watchdog over how they handled investigations into alleged assaults committed by Valdo Calocane weeks before he killed three people in Nottingham.

The force is being assessed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct to establish if any further action is required. The alleged incidents happened in May 2023, an IOPC spokesperson said.