PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – 19-year-old Matthew Bernard is scheduled to appear in court next week for a competency hearing.

Bernard is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the murders of his mother, 62-year-old Joan Bernard; his sister, 25-year-old Emily Bivens; and his 14-month-old nephew, Cullen Bivens. All three were killed in their Keeling home last August.

Bernard’s hearing was scheduled for March 18; however, the proceeding was delayed due to court closures following the coronovirus outbreak.

The hearing to determine whether he is fit to stand trial is now set for Wednesday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. in Pittsylvania County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.