A Liverpool man who was reportedly wanted for two murders died after he was shot in the Netherlands, an inquest has heard.
Paul Parker, 52, died in Heerhugowaard in North Holland on June 1.
Opening his inquest at Bootle Town Hall on Thursday, senior coroner for Sefton, St Helens and Knowsley Anita Bhardwaj said: “I understand that whilst he was in the Netherlands, Paul was believed to have been involved in an altercation involving weapons which has resulted in his death.”
The provisional cause of death provided by Dutch authorities was a gunshot wound, the coroner’s court was told.
Earlier this month, police in the Netherlands said two men were arrested following the “shooting and stabbing incident” at a business premises.
Local media outlets reported that Mr Parker had been linked to the murders of Pieter Hoovers and his wife Tae, who were shot in Amsterdam in 2017.
He was never arrested in connection with the deaths, but a cold-case team released details in 2024 that the couple had probably been killed by a “British criminal”.
The inquest opening, which lasted only a few minutes, heard Mr Parker was born in Liverpool but was listed as of no fixed abode as no address was given to the coroner.
He had been identified by Merseyside Police using fingerprints, Ms Bhardwaj said.
No family members were in attendance for the inquest opening, but they had been made aware of the hearing, the coroner’s court heard.
Ms Bhardwaj adjourned the inquest to December 18 and said she would await the outcome of any investigation in the Netherlands.
