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Teen brother strangles sister to death over Wi-Fi password

He's been sentenced to life in jail - by Kathryn Lewsey
  • 06 Aug 2019

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for strangling his sister to death.

Kevon Watkins, from Alabama, was 16 when he killed Alexus, 19, over an argument about the WiFi password.

Teen brother strangles sister to death over Wi-Fi password
Macon District Attorney and Facebook/ Alexus Watkins

According to Yahoo News, the teen had changed the password on February 2, 2018, as sharing the connection was slowing down his Xbox.

And when the siblings’ mother attempted to take the console out of his room, things escalated.

Macon District Attorney’s office says that Alexus got between her mother and brother, attempting to calm things down.

That’s when the brother and sister started to row, falling to the floor and fighting.

Watkins then held his sister in a chokehold for 15 minutes until police arrived.

It’s reported that he didn’t release her until a police officer ordered him to.

Alexus Watkins

Alexus Watkins

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Despite CPR being performed on the teen, she was declared dead later at hospital.

Watkins was found guilty of murder instead of voluntary manslaughter, as his 13-year-old brother tried to get him to stop choking their sister.

Bibb County Superior Judge Verda Colvin said, ‘In those ten minutes, she had to have stopped moving. Perhaps that wasn’t noticed bu the defendant because he was still angry.’

Watkins and his family cried in court when the sentence was announced.

Ms Colvin said ‘I think everyone understands’ and said she was sorry adults in his life had let him down and never disciplained him or gave him the tools to deal with his anger.

‘In this household, chaos was empowered,’ she said, ‘the ability to ignore and follow corrective discipline was empowered.’

Through tears, Watkins said ‘I’m sorry,’ before being led out of the courtroom.

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Kathryn is a Senior Features Writer for that's life! magazine. Her work has been published in The Sun, Daily Mail, Chat, Closer, Kidspot, Real People, Take a Break and MarieClaire.com.au

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