<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A young man accused of stabbing another man to death in a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> CBD street has faced court for the first time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alfie Heggs, 19, was beamed into Melbourne Magistrates Court from police cells on this morning after being charged with Jojo Punvaree's murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's alleged Heggs and Punvaree, 19, had an altercation at a venue in the Melbourne CBD about 2.40am yesterday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-imam-ismet-purdic-and-wife-assaulted-in-racist-attack-south-gippsland-highway/d868f682-d313-48eb-9462-8a88081a7340" target="_blank"><strong><span>Muslim leader and wife allegedly forced off road and racially attacked in Melbourne</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Punvaree was then found with multiple stab wounds on King Street and died at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heggs was arrested a short time later about two kilometres away in Aurora Lane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe the two men were known to each other.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/accused-murderer-fronts-melbourne-court-over-cbd-stabbing/f6e4c81c-4fa8-4637-8dcd-4ba545550de9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heggs was charged with murder yesterday evening and faced court this morning for a brief filing hearing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His lawyer told the court it was the 19-year-old's first time in custody and he had no prior convictions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also required medication for an underactive thyroid and had previously been diagnosed with ADHD, although he had stopped taking his medication about a year ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heggs, who remained quiet throughout the hearing, was remanded in custody to face a committal mention hearing in May.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Due to recent legislative changes to committal hearings, Heggs' case is expected to be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.</span></div></div>