The Auckland man accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father can now be named.
Max Allen McGowan, who turns 35 on Saturday, has been charged with the murder of his mother, June Gainsfield McGowan, and attempted murder of his father Stephen Charles McGowan.
The charges are in relation to a stabbing incident on September 11 in the couple's home in Titirangi.
An interim suppression order preventing publication of McGowan and his parents' names was lifted when he appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning.
At a previous appearance McGowan was remanded to undergo psychiatric assessment.
