Zachary Steven Johnson, 18, is accused of stabbing Jaxen Henderson-Gillespie to death at Scout Park on August 21 last year.

Prosecutors allege Mr Henderson-Gillespie was stabbed in the neck while in the presence of a third man, Brody Rouse.

The prosecution believes Mr Rouse was involved in an altercation with Johnson before the stabbing.

Johnson applied for bail in the Supreme Court last month, with details of the allegations aired before the court.

It's alleged the stabbing occurred about 5.45pm and the victim was declared deceased at the scene about 6.52pm.

The court heard Johnson made multiple panicked calls to his girlfriend stating that he thought he had killed someone, and had "got" Mr Henderson-Gillespie in the neck accidentally.

He allegedly told his sister it had been a setup and that he had accidentally stabbed "one of them" and it was "bad".

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The court heard Johnson's mother found him at his sister's house about 6pm, placing bloodied clothes, shoes and a knife in a bag for police.

He called Wangaratta police multiple times before attending with his mother about 7.20pm.

Johnson allegedly said he had met Mr Rouse to buy drugs for an associate and had asked his friends to sharpen a knife for his protection following a previous incident with Mr Rouse.

Mr Rouse told police the meeting wasn't planned and wasn't linked to drugs, and said the accused man had taken out a folding knife and swung it at Mr Henderson-Gillespie.

A witness said there had been "arms going everywhere" while an off-duty officer said he saw three men fighting.

The accused man was last month committed by a magistrate to stand trial.

Judge Lex Lasry released Johnson on bail and noted a trial wouldn't occur before the end of this year, or early next year, and there could be delays caused by the pandemic.

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