Numurkah murder-charged man in court

The charge is believed to follow an incident about 8.50pm on Thursday where a 55-year-old Numurkah man was fatally shot outside his property on Prentice Lane.

In a court appearance that lasted five minutes Mr Paterson's solicitor Anthony Coote told the court forensic material still needed to be processed.

He also told the court how it was Mr Paterson's first time in custody.

Mr Coote also spoke to magistrate Peter Dunn about custody management issues that included that Mr Paterson had already spoken to a police doctor about depression, adjustment disorder and blood pressure issues.

Mr Paterson was remanded in custody to appear in Shepparton Magistrates' Court again on January 18 next year.