WAUKESHA, Wis., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl accused of stabbing a classmate to appease the fictional Slender Man was ruled competent to stand trial Wednesday.
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren ruled Morgan Geyser is fit to stand trial for the stabbing of her friend, Payton Leutner.
Geyser and a second 12-year-old, Anissa Weier allegedly launched a vicious attack on Leutner, a middle school classmate in Waukesha, after an overnight sleepover to celebrate Geyser's birthday May 31. The two girls allegedly told police they were trying to appease "Slender Man," a character on an Internet horror site that they believed was real and living in a state forest in northern Wisconsin.
Geyser was initially ruled unstable and not competent, and we sent to a mental health facility.
A report from Kenneth Casimir, a psychiatrist at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute found the girl had sufficient mental capacity. No other details from his report were made public at the hearing.
"To me, that means she's competent to proceed," Bohren said.
Geyser's lawyer, Anthony Cotton, said he intends to review the report. "It's tough. She's extremely young and fragile," he said. "Any placement outside of jail is going to be better for her."
