12-year-old girl accused of smothering 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone

A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept. A relative said they had been arguing over an iPhone.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. —

The recording shows the older child using bedding to suffocate her cousin as the younger girl slept in the top bunk, Gibson District Attorney Frederick Agee's statement said. After the child died, “the juvenile cleaned up the victim and repositioned her body,” Agee said. The girl was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after authorities obtained the video on Wednesday.

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