Sica to stand trial for murder of trio

A Brisbane man will stand trial for the murders of his former girlfriend and her two
siblings.
Neelma Singh, 24, and her brother Kunal, 18, and her sister Sidhi, 12, were found
dead in the spa at their family's Bridgeman Downs home on Brisbane's northside on
April 22, 2003.
Max Sica, who was Neelma's boyfriend in the months before her death and has been in
custody since December 2008, faces three charges of murder over the deaths.
His 94-day committal hearing ended in Brisbane on Friday.
On Wednesday, Magistrate Brian Hine told the court there was enough evidence for the
case to go before a jury.
"If there is evidence in law to support a conviction the case must go to the jury,"
he said.
"There's evidence ... although some maybe tenuous, that is capable of supporting a
conviction of guilty."
Outside court, flanked by other family members, Claudio Sica proclaimed his
brother's innocence.
"We'll be standing by him 100 per cent; the evidence won't lead to my brother's
conviction at all," he said.
"There's not one scintilla of evidence."
Mr Sica said his brother was coping with the stress and pressure.
"He's much stronger than me, I would have already given up," he said.
Sica will stand trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court on a date to be set.
He has declined to enter a plea.