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Police at the murder scene in Friary Road, Handsworth Wood, where the bodies of Avtar and Carole Kolar were found
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Avtar and Carole Kolar, whose bodies were found at their home in Handsworth Wood
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A tent is put up in the front garden of the house in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
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Local resident Raj Ratty lays flowers at the murder scene in Friary Road, Handsworth Wood
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Acting Supt Sean Russell and Detective Supt Rich Baker at the press conference on the double murder in Handsworth Wood
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Police search the area around the house in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, where the bodies of Avtar and Carole Kolar were discovered.
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A police officer searches a drain near the murder scene in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
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The police forensic team at the taped-off murder scene in Handsworth Wood
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Police officers begin their search of the area in Handsworth Wood
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Forensic teams wearing masks approach the house where the bodies of Avtar and Carole Singh were found
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West Midlands Police at the cordoned-off murder scene in Friary Road, Handsworth Wood
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Police search the area around the house in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, where the bodies of Avtar and Carole Kolar were discovered this morning
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Police search properties in Handsworth Wood
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Police search drains around the murder scene in Friary Road, Handsworth Wood
The bodies of the parents of a West Midlands Police officer remained in their Birmingham home on Wednesday night as forensic experts hunted for vital clues.
62-year-old Avtar Singh Kolar and 58-year-old Carole Kolar were found dead in their Handsworth Wood home by their police officer son at 8am on Wednesday.
The couple had two sons and two daughters as well as eight grandchildren. They had been married for 40 years.
West Midlands Police have launched a murder inquiry under the name "Operation Tiler".
Tonight forensic experts were believed to be working from the outside of the house inwards in a bid to pick up vital evidence without contaminating the crime scene.
Nearby drains were dredged and low roof tops were searched as officers hunted for the murder weapon.
Anyone with information should call Force CID in Birmingham by calling the new non-emergency telephone number on 101 and asking for officers working on Operation Tiler. Alternatively call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Read more and watch the video from the crime scene
