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Wisconsin Slenderman stabbing schoolgirl 'incompetent' | Wisconsin Slenderman stabbing schoolgirl 'incompetent' |
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One of the two girls accused of stabbing a Wisconsin classmate in order to please an online fictional character has been deemed incompetent by doctors. | One of the two girls accused of stabbing a Wisconsin classmate in order to please an online fictional character has been deemed incompetent by doctors. |
A competency hearing was subsequently ordered by a judge on Wednesday in the trial of Morgan Geyser, 12. | A competency hearing was subsequently ordered by a judge on Wednesday in the trial of Morgan Geyser, 12. |
She and classmate Anissa Weier, 12, have been charged with attempted murder and face up to 60 years in prison. | |
The victim was stabbed 19 times in "dedication" to Slenderman, a fictional character on the website Creepypasta. | The victim was stabbed 19 times in "dedication" to Slenderman, a fictional character on the website Creepypasta. |
Judge Michael Bohren ordered a competency hearing for Morgan Geyser - currently scheduled for 1 August - after experts found she was mentally incompetent to proceed with her defence. | |
"This is all part of the process, looking at the mental health, looking at her functioning competency and issues like that," her lawyer, Anthony Cotton, told reporters. | |
'Horror' | 'Horror' |
The two juveniles are currently being tried as adults for the crime. | |
The unnamed victim, also 12, was reportedly found by a cyclist on 31 May after crawling from the woods where she was attacked with stab wounds to her arms, legs and torso. | The unnamed victim, also 12, was reportedly found by a cyclist on 31 May after crawling from the woods where she was attacked with stab wounds to her arms, legs and torso. |
She is now said to be making a stable recovery. | She is now said to be making a stable recovery. |
Both suspects were later found walking near a local highway, and a knife was found in one of the girls' backpacks, police said. | Both suspects were later found walking near a local highway, and a knife was found in one of the girls' backpacks, police said. |
According to police, the girls planned to stab the classmate during a sleepover but instead decided to commit the crime the next morning in a nearby park. | According to police, the girls planned to stab the classmate during a sleepover but instead decided to commit the crime the next morning in a nearby park. |
Following their arrest they told investigators about their belief in paranormal figure Slenderman and their desire to become his "proxies" by killing to demonstrate their loyalty, police said. | Following their arrest they told investigators about their belief in paranormal figure Slenderman and their desire to become his "proxies" by killing to demonstrate their loyalty, police said. |
After the murder, they reportedly intended to walk to Slenderman's mansion, which they believed was situated in Wisconsin's Nicolet National Forest. | After the murder, they reportedly intended to walk to Slenderman's mansion, which they believed was situated in Wisconsin's Nicolet National Forest. |
The operator of Creepypasta issued a statement following the arrest, extending condolences to the families involved but adding it was not "the fault of Slenderman or horror writing in general that this happened". | The operator of Creepypasta issued a statement following the arrest, extending condolences to the families involved but adding it was not "the fault of Slenderman or horror writing in general that this happened". |
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