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Trial of Julia Tomlin, mother charged in toddler's death, postponed

Tomlin's public defender requested a mental competency evaluation and a competency hearing before her trial.

HAMPTON, Va. — The trial of a Virginia woman charged in the death of her son has been put on hold while she undergoes a mental competency evaluation. 

Julia Tomlin's trial had been scheduled to start Monday. But her public defender said she wanted a competency hearing first, and prosecutors didn't object. 

The 35-year-old Tomlin faces charges of second-degree murder, concealing a dead body, child abuse and three counts of felony child neglect in the death of her 2-year-old son, Noah Tomlin. 

Julia Tomlin reported Noah missing in June 2019, launching a 10-day search. 

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