Instead, she was charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, which put the case in adult court. After the stabbing, Leutner said she eventually got up, grabbed trees for support, and made her way to a road where a bicyclist found her and called for help. The appeals court said it didn't need to rule on whether the lower court made a mistake in allowing the comments to police. Even if the lower court was wrong, “such error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt due to the additional, unchallenged and overwhelming evidence in this case,” the appeals court said. The case drew widespread attention in part because of the girls' fascination with the Slender Man character.

Source: ABC News August 12, 2020 14:26 UTC