School caretaker, 60s, named as third victim of Nottingham attacks

Flowers left outside a building on Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, after three people were killed and another three hurt in connected attacks on Tuesday morning (Jacob King/PA)

A “beloved and respected” school caretaker has been named as the third victim of a deadly rampage in Nottingham as tributes also continue to flood in for two students fatally knifed in the street.

Ian Coates, who worked as part of LEAD Academy Trust, was described by Huntingdon Academy and Warren Academy’s executive headteacher as “a much-loved colleague who always went the extra mile for the benefit of our
children”.