Two 12-year-old girls are being tried as adults in the attempted murder of another 12-year-old girl after stabbing her 19 times to please a mythological creature they learned about online.
The two girls are charged with first-degree attempted homicide and faces up to 60 years in prison if found guilty and convicted in the savage attack, according to prosecutors.
According to a criminal complaint, one of the two girls told a detective they were trying to become “proxies” of a mythological demon-like character called Slender Man, which they learned about on creepypasta.wikia.com, a website about horror stories and legends.
Daily News reports:
The slaughter of their friend, whom they baited after a sleepover, had been planned since at least December, one girl told a detective.They said they invited the girl over Friday night and, after failing to kill her that night,