The attacker who stabbed their 12-year-old classmate in the infamous "Slender Man" case will be released after spending years in a mental hospital.

A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday after a trio of experts testified that she has made considerable progress battling mental illness.

Slender Man stabber who attacked 12-year-old classmate in 2014 is granted release from psychiatric hospital - Morgan Geyser, now 22, has been at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute for nearly seven

A woman who, at age 12, brutally stabbed her classmate to appease the online horror figure Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital.

Morgan Geyser, who in 2014 attempted to kill a friend to impress an Internet character, will be released from a psychiatric hospital. Judge Michael Bohren decided after assessing psychologists' evaluations.

A judge ruled Morgan Geyser, convicted in the "Slender Man" stabbing case, can leave a state psychiatric hospital. FOX6 spoke to a defense attorney.

Morgan Geyser, now 22, was just 12 when she and another friend conspired to stab a schoolmate to appease the fictional horror character.

Morgan Geyser, now 22, was convicted of brutally stabbing a classmate to appease a fictional character called Slender Man.

Morgan Geyser, one of the two assailants in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing case, appeared in court Thursday to petition for release from a mental health facility.