The brother of Marius Ciolac, the man who was fatally shot by Derbyshire Police, said he "could not believe it was Marius" even after seeing his body. Alin Ciolac, from Romania, flew to England on Sunday (October 16) to formally identify his brother's body.
Alin, who is 36 years old and a dad of a nine-month-old girl, said Marius was "unrecognisable, completely changed, and it was hard to believe that it was him". A more recent image of his brother - sent over by Marius' ex-girlfriend - has eventually convinced him it was his brother.
Marius, 35, suffered a single bullet wound to the abdomen after being shot by an armed police officer. A Taser, baton round and a stun grenade were used in an attempt to stop Marius who was, according to Derbyshire police, wielding a knife and damaging property outside the Ascot Drive police station in Derby on the morning of Friday, October 7.
