New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Prosecutors in Los Angeles County will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who has been accused of murdering his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the decision on Tuesday, ahead of Reiner's scheduled e-trial hearing. If Reiner is convicted of the killings, prosecutors will instead seek a life imprisonment without the possibility of a parole.

The decision marks a significant development in a case that has drawn intense attention because of the identities of the victims and the family relationship at the centre.

Rob Reiner, 78, ad Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found fatally stabbed at their home in the Brentwood neigh...