The man accused of murdering Epsom couple Herman and Elizabeth Bangera has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
The accused was also charged with the attempted murder of a third person after the fatal stabbings on March 19.
Today in the High Court at Auckland he appeared by audiovisual link from a psychiatric clinic.
![Herman and Elizabeth Bangera suffered fatal injuries at their Epsom home.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UZWEFHRWETA4MYBBFQ3UFX5ZXA.jpg?auth=572d606190dd5558efdfed30e55f2844df1f8d5a02c5106a343cfbeb7b72245b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sat at a desk, and wrote a few notes down when his next court dates were read out.