Balfour indicted for Hudson slayings

CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- William Balfour was formally indicted Tuesday for the slayings of three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's family in Chicago.

Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were shot and killed in October.

E! News said Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, Julia, was indicted Tuesday on murder and home invasion charges following a brief court hearing.

Balfour and his attorney have insisted Balfour did not commit the triple homicide.

The suspect is being held without bond on a parole violation at Illinois' Stateville Correctional Center.

Hudson is best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the big-screen musical "Dreamgirls." Her other screen credits include the movies "Sex and the City" and "The Secret Life of Bees."