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| 'Slenderman' case: Young suspects to be tried as adults | 'Slenderman' case: Young suspects to be tried as adults |
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| Two 13-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional character will be tried in an adult court, a US judge has ruled. | |
| They have been charged with attempted first-degree intentional murder over the attack on 31 May 2014. | They have been charged with attempted first-degree intentional murder over the attack on 31 May 2014. |
| The ruling means they may face decades in jail. Their lawyers failed to get them transferred to juvenile court, where they would face only five years. | The ruling means they may face decades in jail. Their lawyers failed to get them transferred to juvenile court, where they would face only five years. |
| The victim, 12 at the time, was stabbed 19 times but survived the attack. | The victim, 12 at the time, was stabbed 19 times but survived the attack. |
| She was found by a cyclist crawling from the woods where she was attacked with stab wounds to her arms, legs and torso. | She was found by a cyclist crawling from the woods where she was attacked with stab wounds to her arms, legs and torso. |
| Wisconsin Judge Michael Bohren decided Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, now both 13, should remain in adult court after four days of hearings in May and June. | Wisconsin Judge Michael Bohren decided Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, now both 13, should remain in adult court after four days of hearings in May and June. |
| They told investigators they had stabbed their victim in "dedication" to Slenderman, a fictional horror website character. | They told investigators they had stabbed their victim in "dedication" to Slenderman, a fictional horror website character. |
| They spoke of their desire to become the paranormal figure's "proxies" by killing to demonstrate their loyalty, police said. | They spoke of their desire to become the paranormal figure's "proxies" by killing to demonstrate their loyalty, police said. |
| Following the attack, both suspects were found walking near a local highway, and a knife was found in one of their backpacks, police said. | Following the attack, both suspects were found walking near a local highway, and a knife was found in one of their backpacks, police said. |
| They said the girls planned to stab the classmate during a sleepover but instead decided to commit the crime the next morning in a nearby park. | They said the girls planned to stab the classmate during a sleepover but instead decided to commit the crime the next morning in a nearby park. |
| 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 victim has recovered and since returned to school. | The victim has recovered and since returned to school. |