SPRINGFIELD — Lawyers for the prosecution and defense on Monday reported they have selected April 16, 2020 as the date for accused killer Stewart Weldon’s trial to begin.

Weldon is charged with murder in the deaths of three women whose bodies were found at the Springfield property where he lived with his mother. The victims were later identified as Kayla Escalante, 27, of Ludlow, and Springfield residents Ernestine Ryans, 47, and America Lyden, 43.

Weldon is also charged in a number of sexual assault cases, facing a total of 52 counts — including multiple charges of aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping — involving 11 victims.

He was not brought to the courthouse for Monday’s pretrial conference. The pretrial conference report, a joint submission from the prosecution and defense, said the trial could last two to four weeks depending on whether some charges are tried separately.

Assistant District Attorney Max Bennett said he did not object to a defense attorney’s requests for the mental health records of one of the women Weldon allegedly raped.

Weldon, 41, was arrested on May 27, 2018, after police tried to pull him over for a broken tail light. He sped away, only to crash his car. After he was taken into custody a female passenger in his vehicle claimed she had been beaten with a hammer, raped and terrorized while being held captive at his home at 1333 Page Blvd.

Days after he was arrested, Weldon’s mother called police to report a foul odor at their home. Between the night of May 30 and the next day, officers discovered the bodies of three women in the basement, the garage and under a shed.

Weldon is represented by lawyers Michael Hussey and Brian Murphy. Assistant District Attorney Janine Simonian is working with Bennett for the prosecution.