Muth to remain held; mental competency still an issue

Published March 14, 2012 4:00am ET



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.

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