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Girl ruled incompetent in 'Slender Man' stabbing
Source: USA Today
Girl ruled incompetent in 'Slender Man' stabbing
Michael Winter, USA TODAY 5:21 p.m. EDT August 1, 2014
A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that a 12-year-old girl is mentally incompetent to stand trial now for allegedly stabbing a classmate to please the online horror character "Slender Man."
But after psychiatric treatment, Morgan Geyser, who has been charged as an adult, will likely stand trial for attempted murder, Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren decided after hearing from two doctors.
She will be treated in a hospital or juvenile detention facility, and the judge will review progress at a Nov. 12 hearing. If doctors can't ready her for trial in a year, she could be sent to a treatment center.
Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier are accused of plotting for several months to attack a playmate in a ritual linked to the fictional character.
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Michael Winter, USA TODAY 5:21 p.m. EDT August 1, 2014
A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that a 12-year-old girl is mentally incompetent to stand trial now for allegedly stabbing a classmate to please the online horror character "Slender Man."
But after psychiatric treatment, Morgan Geyser, who has been charged as an adult, will likely stand trial for attempted murder, Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren decided after hearing from two doctors.
She will be treated in a hospital or juvenile detention facility, and the judge will review progress at a Nov. 12 hearing. If doctors can't ready her for trial in a year, she could be sent to a treatment center.
Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier are accused of plotting for several months to attack a playmate in a ritual linked to the fictional character.
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Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/01/girl-12-not-competent-for-trial-in-stabbing/13473389/
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