Mother of 2 missing children Catherine Hoggle to appear in court for status hearing
Hoggle to appear in court for status hearing
Catherine Hoggle, the Montgomery County mother accused of killing her two young children in 2014, is expected in court for a status hearing.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Catherine Hoggle, the Montgomery County mother accused of killing her two young children in 2014, is expected in court for a status hearing.
What we know:
On Thursday, a Montgomery County judge is set to decide whether Hoggle’s attorney can pursue a "not criminally responsible" defense as she again faces murder charges in the deaths of her children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle. Sarah would be 15-years-old and Jacob would be 14-years-old today.
The children, ages two and three at the time, have not been seen since they were last in their mother’s care in 2014. Police and prosecutors believe they were killed by Hoggle, a case that has moved back and forth through the courts for more than a decade.
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The "not criminally responsible" defense is Maryland’s version of an insanity plea. Hoggle was found mentally competent to stand trial last year.
Court records now list a trial start date of October 19.
Catherine Hoggle’s children, 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob, were last seen in their mother’s care in 2014 and have never been found.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Associated Press and previous FOX 5 reporting.