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AS twisted double killer Joao De Oliveira begins a life sentence for the brutal slaying of Worcester man John Lloyd we have just one question to ask - what the hell was he doing in this country in the first place?

Bodybuilder De Oliveira butchered Mr Lloyd because he thought he was getting too close to his girlfriend. The frail decorator was stabbed more than 60 times at his Warndon flat.

But in 2001 the German-born De Oliveira, who was brought up in Portugal, was jailed for four years in Germany for killing a woman and dumping her body in a recycling bin.

When he was released the German authorities kicked him out of the country and banned him from returning for 10 years.

So he came here. And now he has killed again. The rules say that EU nationals are free to move between member states unless they are a threat to national security. So De Oliveira was free to move here, undetected and unwatched. That cannot be right.

MP Mike Foster defends the system by saying it is no different to someone committing a murder in Liverpool, serving his or her sentence and moving to Worcester.

Yes it is.

In the scenario painted by Mr Foster UK police forces would talk to each other, particularly following the Ian Huntley case. De Oliveira, however, was free to walk into this country and effectively free to kill again. There needs to be an inquiry.

And if EU rules allow the likes of De Oliveira to roam free then they need to be changed.

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