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By SARAH PRYOR AND ARTHUR THOMAS Conley News Service WAUKESHA – The 12-year-old girl who was stabbed 19 times and left for dead has been released from the hospital and her family says her physical wounds are healing faster than expected. The girl has been able to go on some errands with her mom and has resumed teasing her younger brother, according to a statement from the family. Meanwhile, the two 12-year-old girls charged with first-degree attempted homicide in the case appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday and one of their attorneys asked for a competency evaluation while the other said he would "strongly advo- cate" for his client to be moved to the juvenile justice system. Tony Cotton, attor ney for Morgan Geyser, said he has "reason to believe there are issues with Geyser's competen- cy." He asked for the results of that com- petency evaluation to be sealed, and Court Commissioner Laura Lau granted the request. Geyser and Anissa Weier have been accused of luring their friend into the woods on May 31, the morning after a birthday sleepover for Geyser, and stab- bing her 19 times with the hopes of becoming "proxies" for a fictional Internet character called "Slender Man." Weier's attor ney Joseph Smith told Lau that he's still assessing his client's ability to understand the proceedings, and that he wouldn't ask for a competen- cy evaluation right away but it might be an issue down the road. He told a gaggle of media from all over the country that he will work to get Weier's case moved to the juvenile jus- tice system, where penalties are less severe. Both girls are scheduled to be back in court July 2. Media covering court proceedings involving the girls will be limited to cap- turing images of the defendants from the neck down, per an order by the presiding Waukesha County Circuit Court judge. However, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association have filed a motion asking Judge Michael Bohren to reconsider. Bohren denied it. The case has drawn inter national attention and Gov. Scott Walker addressed the incident before an event at the Waukesha County Courthouse for the final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. "It's just mind-boggling to me to think about the fact that any young person at or near that age could be involved in something so evil," Walker said. The worst part of the situation was the trauma experienced by the victim, he said. "Thinking about the trauma of going through that and then even after surviv- ing just the kind of trauma that individ- ual, that young person is going to have, just dealing with other people," he said. The girl's family said they know there is a long road ahead, but they will be able to recover in time. "Our focus moving forward is to relax, bond and establish a 'new nor mal' together as a family." The family has received support from a number of venues. An online fundrais- ing page established to help pay for med- ical and legal expenses has raised over $44,000 as of Wednesday morning. A number of establishments in Waukesha have also held fundraisers. The family has asked those looking to support the girl to send homemade pur- ple hearts to decorate her room. "We are overwhelmed by the outpour- ing of love from the surrounding com- munity, across the country, and even overseas," the statement said. Contact Sarah Pryor spryor@conleynet.com June 13, 2014 • Milwaukee County Post • 15 Stabbing victim released from hospital 238335157 1130 E. 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