Attack victim's mum to seek justice for 'rest of my life' - AOL

Clara Bullock; Vicki Clark - Somerset
Updated Thu, September 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM EDT

Barnaby Webber, 19, from Taunton, died during the attacks in Nottingham in 2023.

The mum of a 19-year-old who was among three people stabbed to death during the Nottingham attacks says she will continue to campaign for justice for the rest of her life, after the public inquiry into the killings ended this week.

Barnaby Webber, of Taunton, Somerset, was fatally stabbed along with Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates on 13 June 2023 by Valdo Calocane.

Barnaby's mum, Emma Webber, said: "The rest of my life is going to be dealing with this." The inquiry heard this week her son's death was "potentially preventable".

During the inquiry that ended on Wednesday, counsel to the inquiry Rachel Langdale KC gave credit to the families for bringing to light "one failure after another".

Emma Webber told BBC Somerset: "We've had some shocking new evidence disclosed as late as last Friday that requires further questioning.

"It's harrowing stuff. Barney did have a chance of survival had he had quicker emergency response intervention, and had there been better coordination from the police control room."

The inquiry was told a "more rapid administration of blood products" could have increased his chances of getting to hospital with enough of a heartbeat to undergo surgery.

However, multiple other rapid and particular steps would have had to have taken place for him to have survived, the inquiry was told.

Emma Webber (pictured with Barnaby's father David Webber) says she will "see this through until the bitter end."

The inquiry heard oral evidence from 164 witnesses over 14 weeks until 5 June, as the lead-up to the attacks and the aftermath were examined.

Closing submissions were heard on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with the inquiry's findings set to be published by May next year.

Longdale KC said in her closing statement on Wednesday: "I hope that these few months will give you much-needed time for reflection and healing."