An unemployed man was charged in the Muar Magistrate’s Court today with the murder of his elderly parents and a niece in a house in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh, on Aug 9.

Azman Mohamed Nor, 48, nodded in acknowledgement after the three charges were read separately before magistrate Suzana Mokhtar. However, no plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

He is accused of murdering...