The trial of a New Rochelle woman is expected to begin today in White Plains as courts will be resuming normal operations, according to officials.

Opening statements in People v. Kenya Tilford are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 301 before Judge Fufidio.

Tilford faces a rare torture murder charge in the death of her girlfriend. Authorities said she is accused of torturing Concetta Morton for three months before killing her last September.

Morton's body was later found in a storage bin behind Tilford's apartment, officials said at the end of the statement.

Tilford faces 18 counts, including murder, concealment of a human corpse and intimidating a victim or witness.

County officials said this is the first time in Westchester County history that charges have been brought for a torture killing.