Anna Kepner who died on Carnival cruise 'fought for her life' as family demands stepbrother be charged for her murder

An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader who was killed in the cabin of a
cruise ship she shared with her stepbrother “fought for her life,”
according to a relative — who on Friday demanded that the boy be
charged. 

“I know Anna fought. I know she fought for her life, so it’s rough. It’s
rough,” Anna Kepner’s aunt, Krystal Wright, told FOX 35 Orlando. 

Wright is frustrated that there’s been no arrest following Kepner’s
mysterious death, which was ruled a homicide. 

“We don’t understand why, if the boy is a suspect, why has he not been
charged yet? What’s happening there?” Wright fumed. “It’s turmoil. We’re
just sitting here waiting.” 

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The tragic teen’s death was ruled a homicide by “mechanical
asphyxiation,” after her body was found on Nov. 7 while vacationing with
her family, authorities said. 

Kepner was stashed under her cabin bed, wrapped in a blanket covered by
life vests — and Anna’s father, Christopher Kepner, has said he wants
his stepson charged if he’s responsible for her death. 

Law enforcement have yet to announce a suspect or person of interest.

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