Two brothers accused of murdering a man outside a primary school during pick-up time will face trial.
Liam Robert Harnett, 22, and Connor Edmund Harnett, 21, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday over the June 12 incident.
It's alleged they assaulted Andre Szep, 63, metres from Strathaird Primary School at Narre Warren South in Melbourne's southeast.
Police believe the attack happened at a reserve near the school about 3.15pm, shortly before students were due to leave for the day.
Mr Szep, from Clyde North, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but died six days later.
The brothers were initially charged with recklessly cause serious injury but their charges were upgraded to murder in July.
They each pleaded not guilty to the charge on Wednesday and were committed to stand trial in the Victorian Supreme Court.
The two men, who appeared on a video link from prison, only spoke to say they were, "not guilty, Your Honour".
They will face a directions hearing in the Supreme Court in February.
Neither accused made an application for bail.
Police believe the two men and Mr Szep were known to each other.
Several parents and students witnessed the alleged murder, with one father saying his priority was making sure his son was safe.
"I shielded my son straight away. I didn’t want him to see anything,” the father said at the time of the incident.
The reserve sits metres from the school grounds and a children's centre and is regularly used by families, dog walkers and local residents.
