12-Year-Old Girl Accused of Smothering 8-Year-Old Cousin Over an iPhone

12-Year-Old Girl Accused of Smothering 8-Year-Old Cousin Over an iPhone
iPhones are displayed during an event in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2019. Tony Avelar/AP Photo
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HUMBOLDT, Tenn.—A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept. A relative said they had been arguing over an iPhone.

A security camera recorded the killing, inside the bedroom they shared on July 15 in Humboldt, Tennessee, the county prosecutor said.