12-Year-Old Caught Smothering Younger Cousin Over iPhone: Cops

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Published 2024-07-23
A young female suspect, who turns 13 this week, is facing murder charges after police in Humboldt, Tennessee say she used bedding to choke the life out of her cousin, 8-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth, allegedly in a fight over a cell phone. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gains insight on what happens next in a case like this from Steve Mulroy, district attorney of nearby Shelby County.

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All Comments (21)
  • @EJaneS
    No child needs a smart phone. None
  • @chrissy3684
    That little girl knew what she was doing, she even “cleaned” up her mess!?
  • @Calinotch06
    She needs to serve at least 25 years before they even think about parole.
  • @Estherrr90
    It's not even in the heat of the moment.. the little girl was sleeping and she decided to kill her. That's just evil.
  • The child is a psychopath. She is of the age to already know right from wrong.
  • THAT child is EVIL. Do you know how personal and intentional SUFFOCATING someone is…. can’t imagine hating an 8 yr old with so much passion. Poor baby .. 😢
  • @SandiByrd
    Cleaned up and repositioning the body at twelve years old???! this kid is diabolical. 😳
  • @watsonspuzzle
    It's disturbing she held on to this homicidal fury to the point she waited until the child had fallen asleep and then covered it up after.
  • @lawhana9127
    Old enough to commit this heinous crime, old enough to do ADULT prison time.
  • that little girl needs a psych evaluation. For her to know to reposition the body and clean her up, that is deap and premeditated. She needs some serious help.
  • @John-kv7jo
    We'll probably find that the cousin was jealous of the little girl, not just because of the Iphone.
  • Yeah… that’s death sentence level evil. People focusing on the fact that she tried to cover it up after the fact instead of the fact that she spent AT LEAST 3 minutes smothering her cousin. 3 minutes is LONG TIME. It wasn’t in the heat of the moment, she waited until her cousin was asleep, then killed her with her bare hands. There’s no redemption to be had here.
  • The fact that she "cleaned up the mess" (don't even want to imagine what the mess was) and repositioning her body is evidence that shows consciousness of guilt.
  • @dicelogan6642
    My child at this point ain’t sleeping over no one house