The man accused of murdering four family members at a Markham home last month made a brief appearance in Newmarket court by video-link on Thursday.

Menhaz Zaman, 23, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his father Moniruz Zaman, 59, his mother, Momotaz Begum, 50, his sister, Malesa Zaman, 21, and his 70-year-old maternal grandmother, Firoza Begum.

Zaman’s lawyer, Adele Monaco, said she has just received disclosure from the Crown and needs a few weeks to review the voluminous material.

At the hearing, the justice of the peace ordered him to return to court Sept. 19.

Wearing an orange jumpsuit and his wrists handcuffed in front, Zaman looked tiny as he stared blankly at the jailhouse camera beaming his image into court. He said his name softly and acknowledged his lawyer’s request to call her.

Outside court, Monaco said she still hasn’t decided whether to bring a bail application in Superior Court.

In the meantime, Zaman was remanded in custody.

York Regional Police charged Zaman after the bodies of his family members were discovered July 28 at their home on Castlemore Ave. in Markham.

Their causes of death have been determined, but police say they will not be released to protect the integrity of the case before the courts.

Zaman was taken into custody at the scene.