Catherine Hoggle ruled competent to stand trial for children's murder

WASHINGTON - The Maryland mother accused of murdering her two young children more than a decade ago has been declared competent to stand trial. 

A two-day competency hearing began Monday to determine whether Catherine Hoggle was competent to face the murder charges filed against her earlier this year.

This is a developing update. Stay with FOX 5 for more. 

Hoggle Children Disappearance: 10 Years Later

FOX 5 takes a look back at one of the Washington, D.C. area’s most notorious missing persons cases — the tragic disappearance and murder of young Sarah and Jacob Hoggle

The backstory:

Hoggle, 38, is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob.

Hoggle was the last person seen with the children. At the time, she told investigators she had dropped them off at daycare or left them with friends, but those accounts were never verified. The children were never found.

Catherine Hoggle competency hearing set

Catherine Hoggle, a Maryland woman accused of killing her two young children who disappeared in 2014, is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a competency hearing.

Their father, Troy Turner, has spent years searching for answers and demanding accountability.

Hoggle was initially charged years ago, but proceedings were delayed after she was repeatedly deemed incompetent to stand trial and committed to a psychiatric facility. In July, she was discharged from the hospital, prompting prosecutors to act quickly, reindict her, and take her into custody in Kent County.