A man accused of stabbing another man to death at a Sydney hostel will remain behind bars while a forensic investigation is underway, a court has heard.
Matthew Whitehall, 40, was arrested at Kings Cross Police Station on Monday following the stabbing of Paul Antaw at Woolloomooloo about 9am that morning.
Photographs of Whitehall, as well as swabs of his mouth, hands and legs will be part of forensic testing, a police prosecutor told the Central Local Court on Tuesday.
Whitehall lives at the Matthew Talbot Hostel for the homeless or at risk of homeless in Woolloomooloo , court documents show.
On Tuesday, Whitehall's lawyer also entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf to an assault charge relating to a woman, Gail Kay, on January 4 at Darlinghurst.
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He had been on bail for that charge, court documents show.
Whitehall was formally refused bail over the murder charge and will face court again on March 14.
