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Feds Could File Prison Fees In opposition to Minor In Teen’s Loss of life
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Federal authorities are persevering with their investigation into the sudden loss of life of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship — and now they’re zeroing in on a minor for doable legal fees, in line with ABC Information.
The brand new growth comes after Kepner’s stepmom, Shauntel Hudson, just lately filed a request to delay her courtroom listening to in a custody case unrelated to the FBI probe into Anna’s loss of life, ABC reviews, citing courtroom paperwork.
Within the household courtroom submitting … Hudson states she’s been knowledgeable by FBI investigators and her attorneys a “criminal case may be initiated against one of the minor children of this instant action.”
She additionally says any written or oral testimony she might give “could be prejudicial to her or her adolescent child in this pending criminal investigation,” and subsequently she “cannot be compelled to testify.”
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Hudson was on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship together with her children and Kepner’s dad when her stepdaughter’s physique was discovered on November 8. The ship had left Miami enroute to the Caribbean, however was pressured to return to Miami after the heartbreaking discovery.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner continues to be making an attempt to find out a explanation for loss of life. Shortly after the loss of life, Carnival Cruise Line issued a press release, saying their focus is to help Anna’s household and cooperate with the FBI.