WASHINGTON (AP) — A German-born man charged with killing his socialite wife in their Georgetown home has resumed his hunger strike.
According to The Washington Post (http://tinyurl.com/8l92tlf), psychiatrists at St. Elizabeths Hospital wrote in a letter filed to D.C. Superior Court this week that 48-year-old Albrecht Muth has stopped eating and had to be taken to an emergency room three times this month. Muth is charged with murder in the death of 91-year-old Viola Drath last August.
As a result of the hunger strike, doctors say they need more time to evaluate Muth’s mental state. They were supposed to submit a report on Muth’s competency by Thursday in anticipation of his next hearing on Sept. 6.
Muth was admitted to St. Elizabeths earlier this year after he went on a similar hunger strike.
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Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com
