An additional five alternate jurors will be chosen on Friday with opening arguments expected to begin on Monday.

Twelve jurors and one alternative have been selected in the murder trial of Angela Pollina, her defense attorney confirms to News 12.

Dozens of potential jurors were questioned Thursday at the Riverhead Courthouse.

Pollina is the ex-fiancée of former NYPD officer Michael Valva, who was convicted in the death of his son, Thomas Valva.

Thomas died in January 2020 after prosecutors say his father and Pollina forced him to sleep in an unheated garage for months.

Hundreds of people were originally dismissed from the trial, saying they could not be impartial in the case.

An additional five alternate jurors will be chosen on Friday with opening arguments expected to begin on Monday.

Defense attorney Matthew Tuohy says he is happy with the jurors that were selected for the trial.

Pollina is charged with second-degree murder and child endangerment.

If convicted, she faces 25 years to life.