BENTONVILLE — A May jury trial was scheduled for a Bella Vista woman accused of killing her 6-year-old son.
Mauricio Alejandro Torres, 46, and Cathy Lynn Torres, 45, are charged with capital murder and battery in the first degree. The two will be tried separately.
Cathy Torres was in court Tuesday, and Circuit Judge Brad Karren scheduled the jury trial to begin May 5.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 16.
Her trial was scheduled to begin Nov. 1, but her husband’s trial is now scheduled to begin that date.
Prosecutor want to first try Mauricio Torres.
The couple is accused of killing their 6-year-old son.
Mauricio and Cathy Torres could each be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty if convicted of capital murder. They face from five to 20 years if convicted of first-degree battery.
Maurice Isaiah Torres was pronounced dead at an area hospital March 29, 2015. A medical examiner determined the boy suffered chronic child abuse and his death was from internal injuries caused by rape, according to court documents.
The Torreses are each being held without bond in the Benton County Jail.