A man has been charged with the murders of Birmingham couple Avtar Kolar and his wife Carole Kolar found dead in their home in Handsworth Wood last Wednesday 11 January.
West Midlands Police said Lithuanian national Rimvydas Liorancas, 37, will appear before magistrates in Birmingham on Thursday morning 19 January.
Avtar Kolar, 62, and his wife Carole, 58 had been married for 40 years and have four children. They were found at the Friary Road property by their policeman son Jason.
At an emotional press conference the day after the couple were found dead, their son and daughter Michelle Kirwan, 39, and her brother, Avtar Kolar, 32, held hands and sobbed as they said their hearts had been "broken forever".
Post-mortem examinations revealed both died as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head, each sustaining a number of blows.
Liorancas, who was arrested at a Birmingham address on Monday, was the third person to be arrested on suspicion of the double murder.
A 41-year-old man questioned at the weekend was released without charge and a 24-year-old man is on police bail.
Crimestoppers has described the double murder as a "vile crime" and put up a reward of up to £10,000 for details leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact the charity online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.