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When his housemate told him he had killed his girlfriend Ju 'Kelly' Zhang, a Melbourne man feared he would be next, a jury has heard.

The man, known as Chan, says he got a phone call from Joon Seong Tan on February 2, 2021 asking him to come to his girlfriend's home in Epping.

When he arrived, Tan told him he had argued with Zhang because she brought another man to her home.

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"He said… he was so angry he lost his mind and killed his girlfriend," Chan told the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday where Tan is standing trial for murder.

Through a Cantonese interpreter, he said Tan told him he put Zhang's body in a laundry cabinet and asked him if he wanted to look.

He refused.

"I said I'm very scared and I'm not going to have a look at the body," he said.

"I was very scared that he may also kill me so I just sat there, listened quietly."

Tan allegedly said the body was getting stinky, and asked him to go in the street and look for a rubbish bin.

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He allegedly told Chan he wanted to put Zhang's body in the bin and get rid of it after her son had gone to sleep.

"I think now is a good chance for me to run away so I will pretend to say yes to his request, pretend to go out look for a bin," he said.

He left the house and ran for 10 to 15 minutes before catching a train into the city.

He spent time at the casino to avoid going home to the house he shared with Tan until he knew other roommates would be there.

During that time he had 50 or 60 missed calls from Tan, he said.

Chan later met Tan who he said told him if the police asked, to tell him he had gone to Epping to collect $300 that was owed to him.

He did say that in his first statement to police, but explained to jurors that he had been frightened because Tan was not in custody then.

"I was not able to tell the truth because I wanted to protect my own life," he said.

He said he told the whole truth in a second statement to police, after Tan's arrest.

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It's alleged Tan murdered Zhang in her home sometime between 5pm and 6pm on February 2, 2021 after sharing dinner with her and her eight-year-old son.

He had allegedly previously told a friend he believed Zhang was cheating on him and if he found out that was the case he would "kill her, hug her and die together".

Tan is accused of putting Zhang's body in a bin and driving it to Heidelberg Heights, leaving it with others to be collected.

He allegedly later searched online for phrases including "how many years for killing a person in Australia" and "how is stinky garbage disposed in Australia".

Zhang's body was discovered at a Wollert landfill site in June 2021.

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A little boy's veggie stand has been saved by his local community after a complaint to council threatened to shut it down.

Four-year-old Leo Tyres sells discounted fruit and veggies from his pop-up stand in Gatton, Queensland.

He sources fruit and vegetables with slight defects from local farmers who cannot sell the produce due to its imperfections.

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His mother, Barbra Sanchez, said his shop had a slow start, but now he is well-known in the community.

"I believe he is learning several life skills from interacting with people, (and) saving money," she said.

Despite its popularity, the fruit and veggie stand was nearly shut down after a complaint to the local council.

But nearly 2000 locals signed a petition to make sure the stand would stay open.

"(The complaint was) about a business that was operating in a residential area," Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan told 9News.

"Like most councils, we are complaint-driven, we have an obligation to go and check it out.

"(But) it's no different to me than the old-fashioned lemonade stall or garage sale."

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His business started with a bag of limes and two pumpkins – but now Tyres owns a trailer that helps him source, carry and sell as much as he can.

"I can take 10 pumpkins in the trailer, 10 pumpkins," he told 9News. 

After the petition, Tyres' fruit stand will remain open despite the complaint. 

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