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Mother of 16 Rescued Ohio Kids Also Requests Competency Evaluation
Defense attorneys say Elizabeth Siders may be unable to aid her own defense and could qualify for an insanity finding if found competent.
- On Tuesday, defense attorneys for Elizabeth Siders filed a motion in Vinton County Common Pleas Court requesting a mental health evaluation to determine her competency to stand trial.
- Investigators discovered 16 children living in deplorable conditions inside a Hamden, Ohio home in June, prompting charges against Siders and three family members for child endangering.
- Defense attorney Thomas Stolly argues Siders "may be suffering from significant mental health issues" that could prevent her from assisting in her own defense and warrant an insanity evaluation.
- Last week, a Vinton County judge ordered competency evaluations for Gary Siders Jr., Christina Siders, and Gary Siders Sr., while Siders' case remains at the complaint stage without indictment.
- Judge Fetherolf Rogers has not yet ruled on the motion, which seeks a formal competency evaluation and an insanity assessment if Siders is found fit to stand trial.
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Ohio house of horrors mom requests mental health evaluation
The mother of 16 “almost feral” children who were kept in a feces-covered, sickening house of horrors has requested a competency evaluation to determine whether her mental condition makes her fit to stand trial.
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