By Paul Armstrong, CNN
UPDATED: NOV 24, 2014 04:50 GMT
A court in Hong Kong has ruled that a British banker charged with the grisly murder of two Indonesian women is psychologically fit to enter a plea on both counts.
However, the case has been adjourned until July next year to allow for more than 200 pieces of forensic and DNA evidence to be analyzed.
Rurik Jutting has been in custody since November 1 following the discovery of the bodies of the two women at his home in an upscale residential complex in the city's Wan Chai district.
His last court appearance on November 10 was adjourned after prosecutors requested psychological assessments of the former employee of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Jutting, who has yet to enter a plea, appeared in court Monday unshaven and wearing the same dark sunglasses. He spoke only once to confirm that he understood what was happening.
Body in suitcase
The 29 year old is accused of killing Sumarti Ningsih, 25, whose decomposing body was discovered inside a suitcase on the balcony of his high-rise apartment.
The other woman, Seneng Mujiasih, 29, was found on the floor of the one-bedroom apartment with her throat slashed.
Police say Jutting called them to the apartment early on November 1. They say Mujiasih had been killed that day, and Ningsih five days earlier.
The principal magistrate, Ms Bina Chainrai, ruled that Jutting would remain in custody until the hearings resume on July 1.
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