A Sydney shop owner accused of murdering three people including a mother and her baby in a fire is expected to apply for bail on Thursday.
Adeel Khan is accused of murdering Bianka O'Brien, 31, her one-year-old boy Jude and their neighbour Chris Noble, 27, by deliberately lighting a fire that caused a massive explosion at his Rozelle convenience store last September.
He is expected to apply for bail at Sydney's Supreme Court on Thursday.
The parents of Chris Noble, who died in the Rozelle explosion that claimed three lives, say their thoughts are with Stephanie Scott's family as they now grapple with the loss of their child.
Ross, and his wife Liz, are also from the small NSW town of Canowindra where the popular teacher Ms Scott grew up, along with Chris.
Ms Scott's burnt remains were found last week after she went missing from the NSW Riverina town of Leeton on Easter Sunday.
Vincent Stanford, a 24-year-old Leeton school cleaner, has been charged with her murder.
With their son's alleged killer also facing court, Ross Noble said what the Scott family was going through resonated tremendously with them.
"Our hearts and thoughts are with them as they start the journey that unfortunately we started seven months ago," he said on Thursday.
Chris, 27, died in the massive explosion at the Rozelle convenience store last September, which also killed his neighbour Bianka O'Brien, 31, and her one-year-old boy Jude.
Adeel Khan, who is accused of murdering the trio, was listed to make a bail application in the Supreme Court on Thursday but it was withdrawn.
Speaking outside court, Chris's mother Liz said her son's courage at sending a "message of love" to them while surrounded by the inferno has been "an inspiration for us to live by".
Khan, 44, is accused of committing 29 offences including three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and three counts of manslaughter.
Documents found inside Khan's Greenacre home show he was significantly behind on his bills at the time of the explosion and had last year increased the value of his store's insurance from $175,000 to $225,000, police allege.
Khan, who remains in custody, is due to appear at Central Local Court in May.
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