Internet character inspired US girls to stab friend

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Internet character inspired US girls to stab friend
The victim, lured into the woods and stabbed 19 times, survives the incident and is in stable condition

WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Two 12-year-old American girls, charged as adults and facing up to 65 years jail time for trying to stab a friend to death, were inspired by a fictional character, local media reported Tuesday, June 3.

The two pre-teens, fans of a horror story website, had planned the attack months earlier to please “Slender Man,” a fictional villain featured on the CreepyPasta site, according to Fox 6 Now.

The girls wanted to become “proxies” for Slender Man, according to the news site, citing court papers.

According to the indictment, one of the two girls said they wanted to kill someone to show their devotion to Slender Man.

Their victim, a fellow 12-year-old girl, was invited to stay over at the home of one of the accused on Saturday in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

She was lured into the woods and stabbed 19 times – with one cut landing just beside an artery – before being abandoned.

A bicyclist found her and helped her get to the hospital, where she was in stable condition Tuesday.

During a press conference Monday, the Waukesha police chief alerted parents to the dangers of the Internet.

“This should be a wake up call for parents. Parents are strongly encouraged to restrict and monitor their children’s Internet usage,” Chief Russell Jack said.

The CreepyPasta Wiki released a statement on June 3 noting that the characters in the stories presented on the CreepyPasta site are “FICTIONAL STORIES AND CHARACTERS (emphasis theirs).”

The post, titled “Fiction, Reality, and You,” acknowledged the backlash from “very concerned parents” who may blame the website for the crime. 

The statement also added that the incident “does not represent or attribute the Creepypasta community as a whole” and “does not endorse or advocate for the killing, worship, and otherwise replication of rituals of fictional works.”  

The two suspects, who are being held in a Wisconsin jail, are set to have their next court appearance on June 11. – with reports from Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com

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