A D.C. Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the man accused of killing his much-older socialite wife in their Georgetown home to spend at least another month being treated at St. Elizabeths mental hospital.
According to a pyschologist’s evaluation, Albrecht Muth is not currently competent to stand trial but is likely to become competent or make progress.
Muth, 47, has been indicted on first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances in the death of 91-year-old Viola Drath. The issue of his competency is scheduled to be revisited at another hearing on April 25.
Drath was found dead on the bathroom floor of the home in August. Muth is accused of killing her by blunt force trauma and strangulation.
