In Tennessee, a 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder after allegedly suffocating her 8-year-old cousin while she was sleeping, reports the WREG News. The tragic incident occurred during an argument over an iPhone, and it was captured on a security camera in their shared bedroom.
The victim’s mother, Rayana Smith, has identified her daughter as Demeria Hollingsworth. According to a statement from Gibson District Attorney Frederick Agee, the recording reveals that the older child used bedding to suffocate her cousin while she was sleeping in the top bunk. After the child died,
“the juvenile cleaned up the victim and repositioned her body,”
Agee said.
A relative told WREG-TV in Memphis, that the girls had a disagreement over an iPhone after traveling from out of town to stay with their grandmother. Following the discovery of a video by authorities on Wednesday, the girl was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
“I consider this to be one of the most disturbing violent acts committed by either an adult or juvenile that my office has prosecuted,”
Agee wrote in the statement.
He said that he plans to petition a judge to prosecute the girl, who will be turning 13 later this month, in adult court, which would allow for
“a lengthier sentence, whether that will be through incarceration or supervision with court-ordered conditions.”
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