Los Angeles, Dec. 17 -- In a latest update, Nick Reiner, the son of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been charged with the murder of his parents, reported Variety.

As per the report, the 32-year-old has been charged with two counts of murder for killing the Reiner couple at their Brentwood residence.

The charges carry a maximum life sentence without parole or even a death penalty, stated Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles district attorney. It also claimed that a knife was used to commit the murders.

"Prosecuting these cases involving family members are some of the most challenging and most heart-wrenching cases that this office faces because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes involved," Hochman said durin...