A court in Hong Kong has adjourned the trial of a British banker accused of the murders of two women, pending a psychiatric report on the suspect.
29-year-old Rurik Jutting was charged with two counts of murder last week after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment, including one inside a suitcase on a balcony.
A British man has appeared in court in Hong Kong to answer charges relating to the murder of two women
Rurik Jutting, who was named in a court document, was arrested after the bodies of the women - reported to be Indonesian sex workers - were found at his apartment on Saturday.
Mr Jutting was unshaven and wearing a black T-shirt for a brief appearance at Eastern Magistrates Court.
The BBC reports that he replied "I do" when asked if he understood the charges against him.
A spokesman for Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Mr Jutting had worked at the bank until recently.
The mother of one of British banker Rurik Jutting's alleged murder victims says he should bear financial responsibility for her son.
The 29-year-old Brit was privately-educated and studied at Cambridge before becoming an investment banker in London and then Hong Kong.