Tharmalingam Puwaneswary, 32, is also now accused of stealing her employer’s cheque books and helping her alleged victim to forge cheques.
She was first charged on Dec 17, 2009 with the murder of assembly worker Murugaiyan Selvam, 32, who was found dead with head injuries in his living quarters in Kaki Bukit Crescent on the morning of Dec 4, 2009.
The murder allegedly took place between 11pm the night before and 9.15am on Dec 4.
At the preliminary inquiry into the case yesterday, four other charges to Puwaneswary’s name emerged, for offences said to have been committed before the alleged murder.
Two charges are for allegedly stealing her employer’s cheque books, once each in September and October that year.
Puwaneswary is also accused of handing a stolen cheque to Selvam – the man she was alleged to have killed – later in September 2009. He allegedly forged her employer’s signature on it to make it payable for $4,000.
She is said to have handed him another cheque the following month, on which he allegedly forged her employer’s signature again to encash it for $1,000.
The prosecution is expected to call 46 witness to prove its case against Puwaneswary. The trial is expected in two months.
Those convicted of murder face the mandatory death penalty.
The maximum punishment for theft from an employer is seven years’ jail and a fine.
Forgery for the purpose of cheating carries a maximum sentence of 10 years’ jail and a fine
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