A Wisconsin judge said today "there is reason to doubt" the competency of a 12-year-old girl to go on trial for allegedly stabbing a classmate 19 times to please the fictional character "Slender Man.
The judge ordered Anissa Weier to undergo a 30 day psychological evaluation to determine her competency. The prosecution did not object.
Weier, 12, and her friend, Morgan Geyser, are both charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the May 31 attack. Judge Michael Bohren has already determined that Geyser is not competent at this time to stand trial following a series of psychological exams.
Earlier this month, Weier's attorney, Assistant State Public Defender Joseph Smith Jr., sent a letter to the judge saying his client met with a forensic psychologist, and that “in his professional opinion, she is not presently competent to proceed.”
Before issuing his ruling today Bohren said, "There is reason to doubt Ms. Weier's competency to proceed."
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The survivor’s spokesman, Stephen Lyons of the Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. law firm, told ABC News that the girl’s family stands behind prosecutors’ efforts.
“They have the full confidence in the DA and his team and the judicial system that ultimately justice will be served,” Lyons said.
The 12-year-old survivor has remained anonymous since the attack on May 31, when she managed to attract the attention of a passing bicyclist. An online fundraising page -- “Hearts for Healing” -- has raised more than $60,000 for her recovery efforts. Additionally, thousands of people have sent the girl homemade hearts, messages of hope made of construction paper, fabric and wool.
'Slender Man' Judge Says 'Reason to Doubt' Girl's Competency for Trial