NORRISTOWN PA – A Lower Pottsgrove man accused of abusing his 17-week-old baby boy, who suffered fractures to his skull, ribs, leg, forearms and shoulder, will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he’s competent to proceed to trial, The (Pottstown PA) Mercury newspaper reported Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2012).
Jacob Govinda Zlomek, 25, most recently of the 3000 block of East High Street, will be examined by doctors at Montgomery County Emergency Services on Feb. 28, according to an order issued by county Judge Thomas C. Branca.
The judge said psychiatrists must “address the issue of whether or not the defendant is competent to participate in the legal proceedings presently pending against defendant and if said defendant is criminally responsible for his actions at the time of the offense and if said defendant is capable of criminal intent.”
- Read a story by reporter Carl Hessler, titled “Lower Pottsgrove alleged child abuser to get evaluation” and published Wednesday by The Mercury, here.
Editor’s Note: Jacob Zlomek is the son, and the infant cited is the grandson, of Post Managing Editor Joe Zlomek and his wife, Debbie. In an attempt to ensure objectivity and avoid a perception of conflicts of interest, Zlomek has decided against reporting or writing on this story himself. Instead The Post will refer readers, as it has above, to stories produced by other media outlets.
