Brothers kill parents… for stranger

Police say the older of two sons charged with murdering their parents in California confessed that he shot his father, but he said he did not shoot his mother.

San Jose police Sgt. Patrick Guire said in court documents accompanying a criminal complaint against 22-year-old Hasib Golamrabbi that Golamrabbi also said a stranger told him to shoot his father.

Guire said Golamrabbi's younger brother, 17-year-old Omar, told investigators that Hasib Golamrabbi killed both parents.

The brothers were arraigned Friday on two counts of murder each and the minor will be charged as adult.

Santa Clara County district attorney's office spokesman Sean Webby said they both pleaded not guilty.

Shamima and Golam Rabbi were found shot to death Sunday in their home on a quiet cul de sac in San Jose. The double slaying and the arrest of the sons on Thursday have horrified the tight-knit community.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that 22-year-old Hasib Bin Golam Rabbi said in a jailhouse interview that he is eager to tell the real story, but offered no other details.

Their parents were popular fixtures in their community for three decades and had helped relatives emigrate from their native Bangladesh.

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