KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- A man remanded to assist investigations into the deaths of his mother and adopted sister in a fire at their rented home in Taman Rathna, Telok Air Tawar in Butterworth on December 10 will be charged tomorrow.

Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the man will be charged at the Butterworth Magistrates' Court, Berita Harian reported today.

"Yes, he will be charged tomorrow at the Butterworth court," he said when contacted today.

It was previously reported that a man in his 20s, who was remanded about a week ago, would be charged with murder in the near future.

Police are investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

In the incident at about 9.45am on December 10, a woman in her 50s and her ...