VILNIUS- Authorities in the United Kingdom are demanding better security knowledge on convicted people coming to the country after a series of brutal murders.
Lithuanian Vitas Plytnykas, who killed a woman before chopping off her head and hands and dumping them in the sea, was singled out as a prime example. He had a previous conviction for manslaughter in Germany.
The authorities are concerned about "loopholes" in immigration policies that allow criminals from European countries into Britain.
"Two young women have tragically lost their lives, killed in Scotland by men who had convictions for violence before they arrived on these shores," an official said.
"It is clear that the U.K. needs a joined up strategy to deal with what is often a hidden problem, emerging after something terrible has happened. Currently there are people entering Scotland every day for whom we have no idea of their background."
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