Accused in UK twin-murders found hanging in cell

January 31, 2012 16:39

A Lithuanian national arrested for the twin murders of Indian-origin Avtar Singh Kolar and his English wife in Birmingham, England, has been found hanging in his prison cell, where he was lodged since early this month.

Rimvydas Liorancas, 37, was charged with murdering Avtar and Carole Kolar, whose bodies were found at their Handsworth Wood home by their son, an officer with the West Midlands police.

Liorancas was found hanging in his cell in Wood Hill jail in Milton Keynes on Saturday, official sources said today.

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