Jakarta: Byron Bay woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend David Taylor will soon be transferred to Bali's infamous Kerobokan jail to await trial over the death of Balinese police officer Wayan Sudarsa.
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Ketut Maha Agung from the Denpasar Prosecution Office said on Tuesday prosecutors now considered the police dossier complete: "We see it as sufficient".
The couple will both face charges of unpremeditated murder, group attack or assault leading to death which carry a maximum sentence of 15 years' jail.
However an article attached to the charges means Ms Connor and Mr Taylor could receive different sentences if found guilty, depending on whether the judges considered them to have been a perpetrator or played a supporting role.
The Byron Bay community said in a statement: "Of course Sara is devastated that she will be charged with murder. She has pleaded right from the beginning that her only involvement was in trying to break up a fight between David Taylor and the policeman."
Her Australian barrister Peter Strain said: "We have enormous respect for the justice system in Indonesia and are hopeful that once the judges hear the truth, Sara will be acquitted."
Mr Sudarsa, a father of two, was found dead on Kuta beach on August 17, with 42 wounds to his body including ghastly head injuries.
Mr Taylor, who is also known as DJ Nutso, has confessed to bashing the officer with a beer bottle, binoculars and another sharp object after they fought over the whereabouts of Ms Connor's handbag.
Mr Taylor and Mr Sudarsa began fighting after the police officer was frisked by the British DJ, who accused him of stealing the bag.
However Ms Connor, a mother of two who owned her own fresh pasta business in Byron Bay, denies any involvement in killing the police officer.
She says she was trying to separate the two as they fought in order to protect the victim.
Her legal team say she was under the impression Mr Sudarsa had only passed out and was shocked to later learn he had died.
One of Ms Connor's lawyers, Robert Kuana, said he saw his client on Friday.
"She's doing well, she's been getting exercise. She's better," he said.
Ms Connor, who had previously been incarcerated in a small cell upstairs in the Denpasar police office, was last month moved to the main holding cell where Mr Taylor is incarcerated.
She had requested the move in order to get more exercise and to be able to socialise with others.
Kerobokan jail is chronically overcrowded and the couple will have to share cramped cells with other prisoners in the women's and men's sections. The jail has more than 1000 prisoners even though it was built for just 325.
Mr Agung said it would be up to investigators when the police would formally hand over the completed dossier, evidence and suspects to the prosecution. "It could be this week," he said.
He said the trial was expected to begin next month.
