Rob Reiner's son appears in court wearing anti-suicide vest as director and wife's cause of death revealed
The iconic director of When Harry Met Sally and his photographer wife died at home on Sunday
Nick Reiner has appeared in court wearing an anti-suicide vest charged with his parents murder - as father Rob and mother Michele's cause of death was revealed.
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Nick, 32, was formally charged with murdering his parents while wearing the vest over his bare chest earlier today - and will enter a plea on January 7.
Iconic director Rob Reiner and his photographer wife Michele Singer Reiner were determined to have died due to "multiple sharp force injuries" on Sunday, according to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner.
The medical examiner also ruled both of their deaths as a homicide.
He is accused of the double murder of his film director father and his photographer mother who were found dead at their Hollywood mansion on Sunday.
He made a brief first appearance at Los Angeles Superior Court, from behind a glass screen, where no pleas were entered.
The hearing was initially scheduled for Tuesday, but his high-profile lawyer Alan Jackson said the defendant was not medically cleared to travel to court.
Nick was later arrested after reportedly been turned in by his sister, who said a "family member should be a suspect because they are dangerous."
She had been called to the home by a massage therapist and seen her father's body before fleeing.
Romy Reiner was later informed of her mother's death by paramedics who were called to the scene, according to the New York Times.
The LA district attorney confirmed he has been been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, or the death penalty, and is due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Photos of his arrest show him being pushed in front of a squad car as he was apprehended by LAPD's robbery homicide division and US Marshals.
He had allegedly checked into the Pierside Santa Monica hotel at 4am, where staff reportedly discovered a shower “full of blood”, a trail leading off of his bed, and the window covered up by bedsheets.
A motive for the deaths remains unclear as authorities announced on Tuesday that there was no indication that Nick was under the influence of any drugs at the time.