Criminal proceedings against a Brisbane teenager accused of murdering a young South Korean woman have been suspended because of the accused's mental health issues.
Nineteen-year-old Alex Reuben McEwan was charged with the murder of 22-year-old Eunjij Ban, whose body was found in an inner Brisbane park on November 24.
McEwan's Legal Aid lawyer told the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday that McEwan was being held in the Park Centre for Mental Health at Wacol in Brisbane.
Laura Rouse said proceedings against McEwan had been suspended under the Mental Health Act.
The case was adjourned until March 6 next year and McEwan was remanded in custody.
The teen had been expected to appear in court via video link.
Supporters of Ms Ban were at court for the brief hearing.
They included Mitchell Meade, who described himself as a "friend of a friend" of Ms Ban's.
"We just want to make sure everyone knows that we deeply care about this matter and we're going to be sticking with her through to the end," he told reporters outside court.
"It's very important not just to remember her, but to get the message across that violence against women is unacceptable."
Mr Meade said he hoped people would sign a petition to improve public safety in the area where Ms Ban was attacked.
He said he was working with the local Korean community to have Wickham Park, where Ms Ban's body was found, renamed in remembrance of the young South Korean.
More than 1000 people attended a public memorial last month at the park.
Another supporter, Nehdi Sotoudeh, said he had been in touch with Ms Ban's family and they appreciated the local support for their daughter while demanding justice for her killer.
Mr Sotoudeh said he never met Ms Ban but was shocked by her brutal murder.
"I kind of felt responsibility as a human being just to come here," he told reporters.
Ms Ban had only been in Australia for six weeks when she was attacked in the early hours while walking from her city apartment to her cleaning job.
