A teenager charged with the murder of a Queanbeyan service station attendant in April last year has been denied bail, after graphic footage of the incident was shown to the court.
Two teenage boys are facing a string of charges including murder, robbery and wounding with intent.
Zeeshan Akbar, 29, died after he was fatally stabbed while working a night shift.
In the Children's Court at Queanbeyan on Tuesday, a lawyer for one of the accused made an application for bail.
The lawyer told the court his client had been in custody for about 10 months and had since had time to reflect on his situation.
"He wants to be at home with his family," his lawyer said.
His lawyer also handed over documents containing extracts from various people in the boy's life.
"Your honour can be satisfied he's not a violent child," he told the court.
"The risk of safety to the public or family members would be low."
The lawyer requested the boy be allowed to reside with his mother with strict conditions imposed, including only leaving the house supervised and for approved activities.
Defence argued the boy was not the principal offender in the attack.
His mother took to the witness stand to provide a character reference for her son.
"He's never been violent the whole time I've known my son," she told the court.
The court was told the boy's defence team would allege that he was coerced by the other offender.
Prosecution opposed the request for bail.
Crown prosecutor Stephen Ryan argued the charges before the court were too serious.
"No bail conditions mitigate what are unacceptable risks," he said.
Graphic CCTV footage of when Mr Akbar was fatally stabbed was shown to the court to support the prosecution's opposition to bail.
Mr Ryan told the court Mr Akbar's family had expressed they were against bail being granted.
