Judge grants maximum penalty sought by prosecutors in case of Morgan Geyser,who was 12 when she attacked a classmateA Wisconsin girl who stabbed a classmate to curry favor with the fictional horror character Slender Man will be committed to a mental hospital for 40 years, a judge ordered Thursday, or explaining his decision as “an issue of community protection”.
Judge Michael Bohren granted the maximum penalty that prosecutors had sought and discounted Morgan Geyser’s youth – she was 12 – at the time of the attack in 2014. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk