VIRGINIA – Trial begins for mother of 5-year-old found in septic tank

31-year-old Ashley White’s trial begins in Circuit Court on Monday. She is being prosecuted on charges of abuse and criminal neglect. White is accused of leaving her 5-year-old son, Noah Thomas and infant, Abigail Thomas alone at home on March 22nd of last year. 4 days later the boy’s body was found in a septic tank of a home near White’s residence. A medical examiner has attributed Noah’s death to drowning and hypothermia.