A man who raped and killed international student Aiia Maasarwe is on track to return to court in October for a pre-sentence hearing.
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Codey Herrmann, 20, pleaded guilty this month to murdering Ms Maasarwe, whose body was found near a tram stop in Bundoora in Melbourne's north on January 16.
Ms Maasarwe, a Palestinian Arab of Israeli citizenship, had been in Melbourne only a short time and was speaking by phone to her overseas-based sister, Noor, when attacked while on her way home from a comedy club.
Herrmann's matter was listed in the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday but he did not appear for the administrative matter.
Lawyers confirmed they would be ready by the scheduled October 1 plea hearing.
Prosecutors have provided documents to Herrmann's legal team, which he has been given permission to view in his lawyers' presence.
At an earlier hearing, Herrmann's lawyer Tim Marsh told the court there could be a significant amount of material presented on his client's behalf, including a neuropsychiatric report and others on culture and background.
Australian Associated Press