Melbourne man accused of fatally bashing uni student to face court

A former bank clerk accused of fatally bashing a university student outside a McDonald's restaurant will return to court in May.

Police allege Melbourne man Kyle Zandipour, 28, bashed Joshua Hardy, 21, outside a St Kilda Road McDonald's in the early hours of October 18 last year.

Mr Hardy, a third-year University of Melbourne arts student from Darwin, died an hour later in hospital.

Zandipour is charged with murder and will front the Melbourne Magistrates Court in May for a three-day contested committal hearing.

The magistrate's court on Monday heard three medical experts will give evidence during the May hearing, with Mr Hardy's level of intoxication an issue.

Other witnesses will give evidence about the demeanour and movements of both men on the night, and CCTV footage will be viewed.

The hearing will take place from May 25.