「verb + として」vs. 「noun + として」


From the first episode of Death Note:

> 同居している25歳の女性に暴行を加え **殺害したとして**

Does the meaning of the particle として here, when it is placed after a verb,
have the same meaning as when it is placed after a noun (i.e., "as")? Or does
it have a [slightly] different meaning/usage in this context?

