Mother ruled competent, grandmother ruled incompetent in Vinton Co. child neglect case

Elizabeth Siders is one of four members of Vinton County family charged with child endangering(Southeast Ohio Regional Jail)A Vinton County mother accused of keeping her 16 children in what authorities called "deplorable conditions" is competent to stand trial, however her attorney will continue to pursue an insanity defense.The children's grandmother, meanwhile, was found incompetent with the possibility she could be restored to competency.Both women appeared in the Vinton County Court of Common Pleas on Monday for their competency hearings.Mother Elizabeth Siders and grandmother Christina Siders were arrested in June along with two other family members after the children were found inside a room in a rental home in Hamden. All four were indicted on multiple felony counts of child endangerment.The defendants all had psychiatric evaluations to determine whether they were competent to stand trial. Elizabeth was also evaluated to determine whether she should be found not guilty by reason