Overview

• Survivors Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett gave their first interviews, recounting their physical and emotional trauma from the June 2023 Nottingham attacks.
• Miller continues to undergo rehabilitation for severe injuries and uses a walking stick, while Birkett struggles with memory loss and has relearned basic skills after a traumatic brain injury.
• Both survivors expressed profound survivor’s guilt, wishing they had been taken instead of the young students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, who were killed.
• The forthcoming judge-led public inquiry, chaired by Deborah Taylor, will examine systemic failures in mental health and policing that allowed Valdo Calocane, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, to carry out the attack.
• The survivors emphasized the need for accountability and reforms to prevent similar tragedies, citing gaps in mental health follow-up and law enforcement response.