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Kolar murders: Accused 'had no passport' | |
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An MP says he will investigate how a man accused of killing a Birmingham couple in their home entered the UK without a passport. | |
Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood said Lithuanian Rimvydas Liorancas, who was charged with the murder of Carole and Avtar Kolar, did not have a passport. | |
Mr Liorancas, 37, was found hanged in his cell in Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes on Saturday. | |
An inquest into his death is to be opened later. | |
The hearing, at Milton Keynes Coroners' Court, is expected to hear basic evidence surrounding his death before being adjourned. | |
The couple's bodies were found at their Handsworth Wood home on 11 January by their son, an officer with West Midlands Police. | |
The investigation into the couple's death will continue, police have said. | |
Mr Mahmood, who was the Kolars' MP, said he would be making inquires with the Home Office on Wednesday. | |
He said he was not sure if Mr Liorancas had any previous convictions. | |
"I am very concerned people are coming across our borders without proper checks," he said. | |
"I'm making inquiries today with the Home Office on what basis he was allowed into the country - and with Border Control - to see what they have to say about it. | |
"I have not spoken to the family about it. | |
"I am happy to support them if they come to me but I have not directly contacted them or plan to." | |
He said he did not know when Mr Liorancas arrived in the UK. | |
West Midlands Police said the force would not be making any comment about Mr Liorancas not having a passport. | |
A Home Office spokesman was not immediately available to comment. | |
Mr Liorancas, of Winson Green, had appeared at Birmingham Crown Court charged with murder but did not enter a plea. | |
Post-mortem examinations following the Kolars' deaths revealed they both died as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head, each sustaining a number of blows. | |
Mr Liorancas was found hanging in his cell at 08:52am on Saturday, the Prison Service said. | |
The Kolar family have said that they wished to be left alone to continue to grieve and understood the investigation would continue and findings be presented to the coroner. |