OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa woman accused of animal cruelty is getting closer to a trial date.

KTVO spoke with Ottumwa city attorney Joni Keith Wednesday at the courthouse.  Keith said that a date has not been set in the case against Noelle Stanbridge of Ottumwa. 

Keith said the most likely scenerio is sometime in July.  She also added that the specific date could be known within the week.

Noelle Stanbridge has been charged on several accounts of neglect and animal cruelty.  You can read the original story here.