Judge orders competency, sanity evaluations for Chesterfield mother charged with abuse, neglect of son

Judge orders competency evaluation for Chesterfield mother charged with abuse, neglect in connection to son's death

A Chesterfield mother went before a judge on Tuesday, Feb. 10, charged with abuse and neglect in connection to the death of her 28-year-old son who had autism.

Judge orders competency, sanity evaluations for Chesterfield mother charged with abuse, neglect of son

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. A Chesterfield mother charged with the abuse and neglect of her adult son leading to his 2025 death appeared in court Tuesday morning.Chesterfield JDR Judge Scott Landry ordered Manisha Nath to undergo competency to stand trial and sanity evaluations, at the request of her defense attorneys.He also denied Naths request for a change in council.What was originally scheduled as a preliminary hearing, Nath expressed frustrat…