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| Wisconsin girls appear in court over friend's stabbing | Wisconsin girls appear in court over friend's stabbing |
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| Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a friend 19 times to pay tribute to a fictional internet monster appeared in court on Wednesday, where attorneys said the pair are likely to be evaluated by doctors to determine if they can understand the charges against them. | Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a friend 19 times to pay tribute to a fictional internet monster appeared in court on Wednesday, where attorneys said the pair are likely to be evaluated by doctors to determine if they can understand the charges against them. |
| One of the girl’s competency evaluations will be conducted and sealed; another is likely to be examined in the future. Both are facing first-degree attempted homicide charges in adult court. | |
| Judge Michael Bohren agreed to attorney Anthony Cotton's request to have a forensic doctor examine his client. Led by guards, shackled at the ankles and wearing dark blue scrubs, the girl tiptoed out of the courtroom after the order. | Judge Michael Bohren agreed to attorney Anthony Cotton's request to have a forensic doctor examine his client. Led by guards, shackled at the ankles and wearing dark blue scrubs, the girl tiptoed out of the courtroom after the order. |
| “We’re still assessing our client’s ability to understand the proceedings,” said the second girl’s attorney, Joseph Smith. He said he wouldn’t “raise the issue of competency today” but said he may in the future. | “We’re still assessing our client’s ability to understand the proceedings,” said the second girl’s attorney, Joseph Smith. He said he wouldn’t “raise the issue of competency today” but said he may in the future. |
| Most aspects of the prosecution remain unchanged for the two girls. They are still being held in a juvenile detention center on $500,000 bail each, and the court has not addressed whether to waive the case back to juvenile court. | Most aspects of the prosecution remain unchanged for the two girls. They are still being held in a juvenile detention center on $500,000 bail each, and the court has not addressed whether to waive the case back to juvenile court. |
| In Wisconsin, children older than 10 charged with first-degree attempted homicide must appear before adult criminal court judges, where attorneys can argue for the case to be waived to juvenile court. The case may still be transferred. | |
| Bohren also imposed limits on media coverage on Wednesday, restricting outlets from photographing or filming the girls above the neck. | Bohren also imposed limits on media coverage on Wednesday, restricting outlets from photographing or filming the girls above the neck. |
| Attorneys asked for additional discovery Wednesday. Most of what is publicly known about the case is based on lurid confessions obtained by police without parents or attorneys present. | Attorneys asked for additional discovery Wednesday. Most of what is publicly known about the case is based on lurid confessions obtained by police without parents or attorneys present. |
| According to the confessions, the girls said they plotted for months to kill their friend to prove themselves worthy to Slender Man, a monster created by the internet that is said to kidnap children. | According to the confessions, the girls said they plotted for months to kill their friend to prove themselves worthy to Slender Man, a monster created by the internet that is said to kidnap children. |
| The pair invited their friend to a birthday sleepover the night before stabbing her, the confessions say. The pair had second thoughts about stabbing their friend and even delayed the act after deciding to lure her into the woods. Police say the girls confessed to stabbing the victim during a game of hide-and-seek. | The pair invited their friend to a birthday sleepover the night before stabbing her, the confessions say. The pair had second thoughts about stabbing their friend and even delayed the act after deciding to lure her into the woods. Police say the girls confessed to stabbing the victim during a game of hide-and-seek. |
| The victim was discovered by a cyclist about a block from the defendants’ neighborhood in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She crawled out of the woods after the girls allegedly attacked her and left her for dead. | The victim was discovered by a cyclist about a block from the defendants’ neighborhood in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She crawled out of the woods after the girls allegedly attacked her and left her for dead. |
| She was discharged from the hospital June 6, according to an online fundraiser where her family has been posting updates on her condition. | She was discharged from the hospital June 6, according to an online fundraiser where her family has been posting updates on her condition. |
| • This article was amended on Thursday June 12 to clarify that the charges are for attempted first-degree homicide. |