The teenager accused of fatally crashing a mini-motorbike into a woman while she was on a zebra crossing is in custody after having his bail revoked.
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Caleb Jakobsson, 19, spent Tuesday night in the cells at the Supreme Court and was also due to stay there Wednesday night, Melbourne Magistrates Court heard.
Mr Jakobsson was granted bail by a Supreme Court judge last year on conditions he stay with a relative in country Victoria and abide by a nightly curfew, but, the court heard on Wednesday, he allegedly failed to present to police who were checking the curfew on eight separate occasions.
The teenager faces a string of charges, including culpable driving causing death, failing to stop after an accident and speeding, over the death of Andrea Lehane, who was hit by a so-called "monkey" motorbike outside a Carrum Downs shopping centre on September 23 last year.
The mother of two suffered critical head injuries when thrown up to seven metres, police allege. Her family had her life support turned off two days later.
Magistrate Kay Robertson was told on Wednesday prosecutors wanted to revoke Mr Jakobsson's bail because of the alleged breaches.
But defence counsel Steve Parker said his client should have his bail extended until the revocation application and that he should have been brought before a magistrate on Wednesday instead of being remanded in the Supreme Court, as the case was still before the lower court.
Ms Robertson said the matter came before her too late on Wednesday for the accused to be moved from the Supreme Court cells.
Mr Jakobsson is expected to appear before a magistrate on Thursday, when prosecutors apply for bail to be formally revoked.
He spent almost four weeks in custody last year after a magistrate refused his initial bail application.
But Supreme Court Justice Phillip Priest granted bail in October on conditions the teenager stay with his relative, abide by the curfew, not visit his friends in Frankston and Carrum Downs, not ride a motorcycle or drive a car and not consume alcohol or drugs.
Mr Jakobsson is due to appear before a magistrate in July to dispute part of the most serious charge against him. That hearing will determine whether he stands trial.
