A man accused of stabbing another man to death in front of horrified shoppers at a Sydney shopping centre will defend his murder charge, his lawyer says.
Kazem Mohamadi Payam, 35, appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday morning.
Shoppers, including families and children enjoying school holidays, were at Parramatta's Westfield shopping centre when the alleged incident occurred on Monday.
Emergency services arrived to find the body of the man, named in court papers as 40-year-old Nabil Naser, inside the shopping centre with multiple stab wounds.
Payam did not apply for bail on Tuesday and it was formally refused.
The matter was adjourned to July 24.
Outside court, his lawyer Georgina Namat said Payam would defend the charges.
"We are not applying for bail today but we will be applying for bail soon," she said.
"We will be defending the charges."
A crying female supporter walked out of court after Payam's appearance.
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