By Erika Hernandez
21 Jul 2024, 18:00 PM EDT
Authorities reported that A 12-year-old girl from Tennessee has been charged with murder after allegedly suffocating her 8-year-old cousin while the younger girl slept.after they argued over an iPhone.
A security camera recorded the killing inside the bedroom they shared on July 15 in Humboldt, Tennessee, the county prosecutor said.
The recording shows the older girl using bedding to suffocate her cousin while the younger girl slept on the top bunk, according to a statement from Gibson District Attorney Frederick Agee.
After the girl died, the minor cleaned the victim and repositioned her body, Agee said.
A relative told WREG-TV in Memphis that The girls had been arguing over an iPhone after coming from out of town to stay with his grandmother.
The girl was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. after authorities obtained the video on Wednesday.
“I consider this to be one of the most disturbing acts of violence committed by an adult or juvenile that my office has ever prosecuted,” Agee wrote in the statement.
He said he would ask a judge to try the girl, who turns 13 later this month, in adult court, which would allow for “a longer sentence, either through incarceration or supervision with court-ordered conditions.”
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