Trial set for 16-year-old boy accused of murdering stepsister on Miami cruise

A judge scheduled a June trial for a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult with raping and murdering his 18-year-old stepsister onboard a cruise ship in November.

A grand jury indicted the teen, identified in court records by his initials, T.H., on April 10 on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual battery. He’s accused of strangling Anna Kepner while the two of them shared a room on the Carnival Horizon. Cleaning staff found Kepner’s body underneath a bed on Nov. 7, the day before the ship returned to PortMiami.

The teen faces life in prison on each charge if he’s convicted. He entered not-guilty pleas through his attorney on April 21…

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