Crime
12-yr-old girl kills her 8yr old cousin over an iPhone in the U.S
A 12-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after allegedly killing her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone.
The tragic incident occurred on Monday, July 15, 2024 in Tennessee, USA. The girl, who hasn’t been publicly named due to her age, was charged after the emergence of disturbing surveillance footage.
In the video, the 12-year-old was allegedly captured suffocating her 8-year-old cousin, named Demeria Hollingswort, in a bunk bed that they were sharing at their grandmother’s home in Humbodlt, Tennessee.
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Gibson District Attorney Frederick Agee in a statement said, “After the child died, the juvenile cleaned up the victim and repositioned her body.”
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 their grandmother for the summer. Agee said the defendant would be tried as an adult due to the extreme nature of the case.
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