Rob and Michele Reiner died minutes after attack, says death certificate, as children announce memorial

Two of the couple’s children have said they are planning a memorial service for their parents, as further details are released about their cause of death earlier this month

New details have emerged about the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered on Sunday 14 December in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

Their death certificates have been released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by TMZ and reported by multiple US outlets. They record that Rob Reiner’s body was found at 15.45, and Singer Reiner’s at 15.46. The cause of death for both is given as “multiple sharp force injuries” with the circumstances described as “homicide” and “with knife, by another”.

The interval between the onset of the attack and death is given as “minutes”, while the time and date of death is recorded as “unknown”.

Under “type of disposition” the certificate records “cremate/residence”, but there is no confirmation that cremation has been carried out.