A teenage boy charged over a stabbing attack at a Scientology centre in Sydney that left a church member dead will remain in a mental health facility, a court has ruled.
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The 16-year-old is accused of murdering Taiwanese national Chih-Jen Yeh, 24, by stabbing him in the neck with a large kitchen knife while being escorted from the Church of Scientology's Australasian headquarters in Chatswood on the afternoon of January 3.
A 30-year-old man also suffered minor injuries.
AAP has been told the accused was visiting the centre where his mother was to undergo a "purification ceremony".
The teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, did not appear at a Sydney children's court on Tuesday and his lawyer, Frank Santisi, did not seek his release.
Crown prosecutors told the court they were applying for a forensic procedure to be carried out on the teenager.
Mr Santisi said he had been unable to get instructions from his client.
"One questions why there is a need (for the forensic procedure) but I have no instructions," Mr Santisi told the court.
Bail was formally refused on Tuesday and the teenager will be excused from appearing the next time his matter is back in court on March 18.
The 13,500-square metre Scientology centre at Chatswood in Sydney was opened by the church's global leader David Miscavige in September 2016.
It's the largest centre for the religion outside the United States and the base of its Asia-Pacific operations.
Australian Associated Press
