The suspect in the attack, which left three dead, stabbed and three injured in Nottingham, central England on Tuesday, was charged with triple murder on Friday, British police said.
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Police, who have therefore not filed charges under the state’s terrorism laws, have also charged 31-year-old Valdo Calocane with three counts of attempted murder for injuring three people by hitting them with a van.
He will appear in court on Saturday.
Two 19-year-old students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and a 65-year-old school worker, Ian Coates, were stabbed to death in the attack early Tuesday morning. Three other people were injured and hit by a van, sparking an outpouring of excitement in the city and beyond.
“These charges are a significant development and come following a thorough investigation into these horrific incidents that have taken place in our city,” Nottinghamshire Police Chief Kate Meynell said in a statement.
According to police, the suspect, a former student at the University of Nottingham, had no known address.