SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) – A Shawano mother was found not competent to stand trial on Monday after being accused of planning to bury her dead child.
22-year-old Catherine Baker is facing three charges from the September death of her 2-month-old son and she will now undergo psychiatric treatment.
The ruling addresses Barker’s inability to understand the proceedings and assist with her own defense; it does not address her mental state at the time of the alleged crime. That could be addressed at a later stage of the case.
According to the clerk of courts, her mental state will be reviewed by the court in February.
Barker told investigators she believes her son suffocated himself with a blanket, but a search of her phone showed she messaged a friend that her son died and she was going to bury him at St. John’s Cemetery on the Menominee Indian Reservation and move to the Oshkosh or Brandon area
