Stepbrother charged for killing and sexually assaulting cheerleader sister on family cruise

Anna Kepner was found dead in her room on the Carnival Cruise ship (Picture: TikTok)

A teenager has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse over the killing of his stepsister, found hidden under a bed on a family cruise.

Anna Kepner, 18, had been travelling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family.

Before the ship was scheduled to return to Florida, her body was found stuffed under a bed in a room she was sharing with two other teens, including the younger stepbrother.

Timothy Hudson, 16, was initially charged as a juvenile but the case was sealed until US District Judge Beth Bloom said that he would be prosecuted as an adult.

Chris Kepner, Anna Kepner’s father and Hudson’s stepfather, told NBC News that ‘justice needs to be served.’

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