Thursday 6 October 2022 11:34 PM Lori Vallow's trial for the murder of her two children is suspended ... trends now 'Cult mom' Lori Vallow's trial for the 2019 murder of her two children - scheduled for January - is SUSPENDED indefinitely by Idaho judge pending a mental competency evaluation Lori Vallow, 48, was due to go on trial in January for the September 2019 murder of her children Tylee, 16, and seven-year-old J.J. On Thursday a court in Fremont County, Idaho, announced the trial had been postponed pending a mental evaluation of Vallow, who married Chad Daybell Steven Boyce, the district judge, wrote that the case was 'suspended until a determination of Mrs Daybell's competency to stand trial' Vallow had become obsessed with the idea that her children were possessed and had become zombies, and needed killing to 'free' them She was arrested in February 2020 and in June that year the remains of Tylee and J.J. were found at the Idaho farm owned by Daybell, Vallow's fifth husband By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com Published: 23:22 BST, 6 October 2022 | Updated: 23:32 BST, 6 October 2022 Viewcomments Lori Vallow's trial has been suspended indefinitely, an Idaho judge ruled on Thursday, pending a mental health evaluation. Vallow, 48, had been due to go on trial in January for the September 2019 murder of her children Tylee, 16, and seven-year-old J.J. Vallow had become obsessed with the idea that her children were possessed and had become zombies, and needed killing in order to 'free' them. She was arrested in February 2020 and in June that year the remains of Tylee and J.J. were found at the Idaho farm owned by Chad Daybell, Vallow's fifth husband. Daybell is also facing trial over the killings. Judge Steven Boyce, district judge for Fremont County in Idaho, wrote that the case was 'suspended until a determination of Mrs Daybell's competency to stand trial'. Lori Vallow pleaded not guilty to murdering her children during a court appearance in April Joshua 'JJ' Vallow, left, and Tylee Ryan, right, were last seen in September 2019. Their bodies were eventually discovered buried on Chad Daybell's property after a nine-month search JJ and Tylee are seen smiling and hugging while standing on a boardwalk in front of a thermal feature at Yellowstone National Park in Idaho on September 8, 2019, with their uncle Alex Cox. It would be the last time that Tylee was seen alive Lori Vallow (left) and Chad Daybell (right) were said to have extreme religious beliefs. Detectives believe the couple's 'belief system, lust and greed' also led to the deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow He did not set a date for a new trial. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility