Alverna Cher Sheue Pin purportedly planned various aspects of her ex-boyfriend's death with him, including the text of his eulogy, where to scatter his ashes and how to make his death appear natural.
After seeing that her ex-boyfriend had died in his car, Alverna Cher Sheue Pin called for a doctor and the police, saying she suspected he had suffered a heart attack.
Recent court documents show the woman allegedly turned the valve on the nitrogen tank "four to five times" before asking someone to dispose of the evidence.
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Funeral director facing culpable homicide charge gets lawyers, remanded for more investigations
Alverna Cher is accused of one count of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. (Photo: Facebook/Alverna Cher)
03 Feb 2021 02:36PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: A funeral director accused of culpable homicide in the death of her ex-boyfriend returned to court on Thursday (Dec 10) with her newly hired lawyers, and was further remanded for more investigations.
The judge allowed the prosecutor s request for remand based on the complexity of the charge .
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Alverna Cher Sheue Pin, the director of City Funeral Singapore, has been remanded for a week at the Central Police Division for further investigations to be carried out after she was charged on Dec. 3 with the death of her former boyfriend.
The 38-year-old woman had been charged with one count of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Returning to court on Dec. 10 via video link, it was noted that she had discharged her previous solicitor.
She is now represented by lawyers Josephus Tan, Marshall Lim and Cory Wong from Invictus Law on a pro bono basis.
Permission has also been granted by the court for Cher to be taken out for the investigation.