Step-grandmother of suspect in Anna Kepner case calls for charges against Kepner's father, stepmother
The step-grandmother of Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner who has been charged in her death and sexual assault, is calling for charges against Kepner's father and stepmother over alleged neglect during their cruise vacation.
TL;DR
- Sonya Ziske, step-grandmother of suspect Timothy Hudson, wants Anna Kepner's father and stepmother charged with neglect.
- Ziske believes the parents' decision to place three teenagers in one room on a cruise ship was a "recipe for disaster."
- Hudson, 16, is charged with murder and sexual assault in the death of his 18-year-old step-sister, Anna Kepner.
- Hudson claims no memory of the night, and Ziske believes alcohol was involved, though the Kepners' attorney denied this, citing video evidence.
- Legal experts suggest investigating parental neglect charges is fact-based and difficult to sustain without sufficient evidence.
- Hudson, as a minor, is not being detained and is in the custody of his maternal uncle.
- Court documents indicate Anna Kepner's phone was found in a trash can, and her Apple Watch stopped working during the time Hudson and Kepner were alone in their cabin.