An accused killer has lost his bid to have the case against him thrown out, with a magistrate instead committing him to stand trial over a young woman's murder.

Marat Ganiev, 53, listened through a Russian interpreter from prison as magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz handed down her decision in Melbourne on Friday.

Prosecutors allege Ganiev killed Isla Bell on October 7, 2024, three days after the 19-year-old was last seen leaving her Brunswick home in Melbourne's north.

It's alleged he then spent two days cleaning his home before co-accused Eyal Yaffe came over towing a trailer carrying a black fridge.

The pair was allegedly seen removing a different fridge wrapped in plastic onto the back of the trailer on October 17.

Yaffe is accused of driving the fridge to a Caulfield South address,

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