A preliminary hearing in the University of Virginia lacrosse player slaying has been delayed.
George Huguely, 23, of Chevy Chase, Md., is accused of killing a former girlfriend, Yeardley Love, 22, of Cockeysville, Md.
Love was found by her roommate face down in a pool of blood in their off-campus apartment.
Police records show Love and Huguely had recently broken off their dating relationship prior to her May 3 death.
Huguely was facing a first-degree murder charge in the death, but on Friday, prosecutors added new charges of felony murder, robbery of a residence, burglary, entering a house with intent to commit a felony and grand larceny.
The additional charges prompted Huguely's defense team to ask for the hearing delay.
Officials said Love died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
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Police said Huguely told them he saw Love bleeding after he had a fight with her and her head hit a wall.
Huguely's lawyers call the death "an accident with a tragic outcome."
The original first-degree murder charge requires prosecutors to prove Huguely intended to kill Love when he broke into her apartment. The newly-added charge covers a killing during a felony like robbery or burglary.
Police said Huguely told them he took a computer from her apartment and dumped it into the trash on the night of their argument.
Huguely is being held in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.
No new date has yet been set for Huguely's preliminary hearing.
