A man accused of killing his father appeared in a Durham County courtroom on Thursday, where a judge ordered him to be held without bond.
Police said Yael Reyes-Rubio murdered his father, Hugo Reyes, and attacked his wife, Bianca Rios, with a machete at their shared home on Old Oxford Road, near North Roxboro Street, just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Reyes-Rubio, 24, is charged with of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflict serious injury.
WRAL News was in the courtroom for Reyes-Rubio's 11 a.m. court appearance on Thursday. He had an interpreter as the prosecutor read the charges against him.
The attorney for Reyes-Rubio said the defendant does not have any significant criminal history. He did face a DWI in Wake County in 2021.
A few of the suspect's family members were in the courtroom on Thursday to show their support.
Property records show Hugo Reyes owned the home where the attack happened. Neighbors told WRAL News that Reyes-Rubio and his wife moved into the home before their child was born, and birth records show that child is 4 years old.
Although Reyes-Rubio's defense team requested a bond, the judge sided with the state, denying bond.
Reyes-Rubio was assigned a public defender, and a next court date was scheduled for Sept. 15.