Crimestoppers offer up to £10k reward for information on double murder in Birmingham

Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is today offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Carole and Avtar Kolar at their home in Birmingham [13 January 2012]

Carole, aged 58, and Avtar, aged 62, were found dead at their address in Friary Road, Handsworth Wood, at around 8am on Wednesday (11 January) by their police officer son.

The couple had been spoken to the evening before the murder, but when they failed to answer their son’s calls on Wednesday morning, he went to their home where he discovered their bodies.

West Midlands Regional Manager for Crimestoppers, Pauline Hadley, said: “This is a vile crime where two people have been murdered and their family and community have been left in shock.

“Those responsible for this must be brought to justice and I would urge anyone with information that might help to contact Crimestoppers anonymously. Ring 0800 555 111 or use our secure online Giving Information Form. We guarantee your anonymity either way.”

The reward of up to £10,000 is available to anyone providing information to Crimestoppers, which leads to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for this crime.  

Rewards can only be claimed by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Rewards cannot be claimed if giving information via the online form.

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Notes to Editors:

• Crimestoppers is an independent charity which helps the police to solve crimes, making communities safer. It does this by operating the 24/7 telephone number 0800 555 111 which people can ring to pass on information about crimes anonymously. They can also use our ‘giving information’ form via our website www.crimestoppers-uk.orgAround 23 people are arrested and charged every day as a result of information given to Crimestoppers.
• Since Crimestoppers began in 1988, it has received over a million actionable calls, resulting in over 108,000 arrests and charges. Over £115 million worth of goods has been recovered and over £213 million worth of drugs has been seized.
• In 2005, Crimestoppers launched the UK’s Most Wanted on its website which allows the public to view images of criminals and pass on vital information about their whereabouts. It has been highly successful with over 1,000 arrests to date.
• Crimestoppers UK was founded by Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Chairman of Trustees. In 1988, he launched Crimestoppers in the Metropolitan Police area. Crimestoppers’ ‘call to action’ is built on a three-way partnership between the business community, the police and the media.