Man arrested in connection with Avtar and Carole Kolar Birmingham murders

 

Mr Kolar, 62, and his 58-year-old wife were discovered at their home on Wednesday morning by their son Jason, who works as a policeman. The couple, from the Handsworth Wood area in the north-west of England's second city, suffered multiple blows to their heads with a blunt instrument. A 24-year-old man has now been detained for questioning in relation to the attack, which has been described as 'atrocious'. He was taken from a house in Birmingham and is being dealt with at a station in the West Midlands. Mr and Mrs Kolar's son had visited their home after they failed to answer a call he made to them, prompting him to become concerned about their welfare. Jason is one of four children belonging to the late couple and they also had eight grandchildren, born during their 40 years of married life, most of which was spent in Birmingham. Det Supt Richard Baker, speaking after the murders were uncovered, said the police are not ruling out the possibility of the incident being a revenge attack against the couple's son, in relation to his work.