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Judge orders a competency and insanity exam for the mother in the Vinton County child endangerment case
['David Forster']
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Judge orders a competency and insanity exam for the mother in the Vinton County child endangerment caseATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A competency evaluation has been ordered for the mother of 16 children found living in deplorable conditions in a Vinton County home.
The judge has already ordered competency evaluations for the other three defendants: Siders’ husband, Gary Siders Jr, his mother, Christina Siders, and his father, Gary Siders Sr.
The insanity evaluation will determine whether she was legally insane at the time of the alleged crimes.
Gary Siders Sr. is also being evaluated for both sanity and competency.
Christina and Gary Siders Jr. are being evaluated for competency only.