A court has heard a teenager was stabbed to death at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in a "short but brutal" attack as part of the city's "postcode wars".
An 18-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before the Parramatta Children's Court via audio visual link from custody, charged with the murder of sideshow employee Uati "Pele" Faletolu in April.
Mr Faletolu, 17, died from stab wounds after a brawl broke out near the amusement rides between two groups of youths.
Police have charged two 18-year-old men and a 14-year-old boy with the murder, alleging they acted in a 'joint criminal enterprise'.
Police allege the younger boy was responsible for inflicting the fatal stab wound.
Magistrate Robyn Richardson told the court the allegations were "short but brutal" and said they related to the "postcode wars" and "youth gangs in Sydney".
The term postcode wars has been used to describe conflict between youth gangs over territory, which is usually fuelled by social media taunts.
The man's lawyer made a bail application in court on Monday, with a statement from the boy's mother and a copy of his Youth Justice background tendered to support the application.
The lawyer told the court although the offence was "extremely serious", his client was not the alleged offender who inflicted the stab wound.
The Defence told the court their client, who was 17 at the time of the incident, wanted to return to school and complete Year 12 and the bail conditions he would be subjected to would be "onerous".
The bail application was opposed by police prosecutors.
Ms Richardson refused the bail application, saying the accused posed a "risk of flight" due to the teenager's recent plans to fly one way to New Zealand without travel or accommodation plans.
"I am too concerned about you not turning up to court," Ms Richardson told the court.
She told the court there were "two groups of young people armed" on the day of the incident, and that the accused, based on the allegations presented by the prosecution in court, showed he was "ready, willing and able to assist with the altercation".
The matter was adjourned to September 16.
