WAUKESHA — A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a horror character called Slender Man who she thought was real, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.
Defense: Girl accused of stabbing classmate in Slender Man case was delusional
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Anissa Weier, left, talks to her attorney Maura McMahon during jury selection in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Anissa Weier listens to the proceedings during jury selection Monday at the Waukesha County Courthouse. The trial began Tuesday.
Anissa Weier listens during the jury selection in the trial to determine her competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Anissa Weier is led into the courtroom for jury selection in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Anissa Weier, far left, listens as attorneys talk during jury selection in the trial to determine her competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Judge Michael Bohren, left, talks to attorneys in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Judge Michael Bohren talks to potential jurors in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Anissa Weier talks to a sheriff's deputy during a pause in jury selection in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Anissa Weier's attorney Maura McMahon questions potential jurors during jury selection in the trial to determine 15-year-old Weier's competency at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
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