
A Norton woman was convicted Wednesday of child abuse and neglect in connection with the death of her 5-week-old baby.
32 year-old Sarah Elizabeth Bledsoe was convicted of three of the four charges filed against her — child abuse and neglect, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of ecstasy during a two-day bench trial in Wise County Circuit Court.
The court found her not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The Wise County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office says Bledsoe admitted that she had several visitors at her home the previous night and early that morning and had taken drugs at some point between midnight and 2:30 a.m.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 29th.