A 31-year-old man has been charged with allegedly murdering his parents at their shop in western Sydney.
Allan Chiem appeared in Parramatta local court on Sunday morning after he was arrested just after midnight at a home in Canley Heights in the city’s west and charged with two counts of domestic violence murder.
Chiem did not apply for bail and will remain in custody.
He is due to appear in court again on 31 January, when police plan to serve their brief of evidence against him.
The bodies of a 69-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were discovered by another family member on Saturday morning, who then called New South Wales police, Det Acting Supt Michael Cantrell told reporters.
Cantrell said the deceased had “significant injuries” and described the scene at the shop on Oxford St in Cambridge Park as “confronting”.
“The family are obviously devastated and they are assisting police,” he said.
Cantrell said he was aware of footage that had been circulating on social media that “shows a male in the vicinity” and this was “certainly a line of inquiry”.
Chiem was arrested about 12.30am on Sunday after police appealed to the public for information and CCTV footage.
