A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that Barton Seltmann did not receive proper medical care during the six weeks he spent incarcerated at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. Read more MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

by Vinny Vella Published Dec. 4, 2025, 10:25 a.m. ET

The family of a Lower Pottsgrove Township man who was accused of beating his wife to death over the mounting cost of their cat’s veterinary care is suing Montgomery County and two medical companies, saying they denied him crucial healthcare while in the county jail, leading to his untimely death.

Barton Seltmann, 84, died in April 2024 from urosepsis from “an undiagnosed and untreated urinary tract infection,” according to the wrongful-death lawsuit, which was filed last wee

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