The lawyer for the man accused of killing a Brisbane bus driver on Friday morning has described his client as 'numb' during his appearance in court on Saturday morning.
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Anthony O'Donohue, 48, did not apply for bail when he briefly appeared in the Brisbane Arrest Court.
Defence lawyer Adam Magill said he held concerns for his client's mental health.
"He's numb, I don't think he's feeling anything at this point in time," Mr Magill said.
"He's trying to come to terms with what happened himself."
During Mr O'Donohue's appearance in court, police requested the names of complainants and witnesses be suppressed and the magistrate agreed.
"Because they had so many different people to talk to at the incident, a few got away," Mr Maggill said.
"So they are in the process of identifying everybody, you can imagine it would have been mayhem there, so they did the best they could."
Mr O'Donohue was charged late on Friday night over the murder of Manmeet Alisher, also known as Manmeet Sharma, a 29-year-old bus driver who was a prominent figure in Brisbane's Indian community.
The accused was charged with one count each of murder and arson as well as 11 counts of attempted murder. He will remain in custody until his case returns to court on November 21.
With AAP
