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| A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his father following the discovery of human remains at the family home in Buckinghamshire. | A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his father following the discovery of human remains at the family home in Buckinghamshire. |
| Mark Alexander, 22, of Fleet Street, London, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Aylesbury. | Mark Alexander, 22, of Fleet Street, London, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Aylesbury. |
| Samuel Alexander, 70, of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, has not been seen since August. | Samuel Alexander, 70, of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, has not been seen since August. |
| Police began a search of his Prospect Close house and garden on Tuesday and excavated human remains on Wednesday. | Police began a search of his Prospect Close house and garden on Tuesday and excavated human remains on Wednesday. |
| Mr Alexander will appear at Reading Crown Court on Monday. | |
| He has also been charged with two offences of committing acts tending to pervert the course of justice and one of obstructing the coroner. | He has also been charged with two offences of committing acts tending to pervert the course of justice and one of obstructing the coroner. |
| His father, a retired university lecturer, was originally from Egypt and was also known as Sami Yacoub El-Kayoubi. | His father, a retired university lecturer, was originally from Egypt and was also known as Sami Yacoub El-Kayoubi. |
| Det Ch Insp Joe Kidman, senior investigating officer, said a post-mortem examination was being carried out and forensic tests were still going on at the property. | Det Ch Insp Joe Kidman, senior investigating officer, said a post-mortem examination was being carried out and forensic tests were still going on at the property. |