Amirah Droudis, the partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis, has been committed to stand trial accused of murdering Monis' ex wife who was stabbed 18 times and set alight.
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Ms Droudis' case was mentioned in Penrith Local Court on Monday, where it was transferred to the NSW Supreme Court.
The 36-year-old is charged with murdering Noleen Hayson Pal, who had been stabbed and burnt in the stairwell of her Werrington home on April 21, 2013.
Monis was also charged with inciting, procuring, aiding and counselling Ms Droudis to murder Ms Pal and assisting and harbouring Ms Droudis after the killing.
Monis, a self-styled Muslim cleric, was shot by police during the 17-hour Martin Place siege in December.
Days after the siege, Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson, revoked Ms Droudis' bail on the murder charge, finding she posed an "unacceptable risk".
Mr Henson went to great lengths to emphasise that the allegations against Ms Droudis had not been proven and that she was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
"Decision making in relation to bail is only as good as the information provided to it," he said.
"Suspicion, wild accusation, deficiencies in evidence cannot be translated into accepted truths simply because an agency of prosecution says so or a media who wants something to be true says it must be without due process."
Ms Droudis will face court for arraignment on September 4.
