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The father of a teen allegedly slaughtered by her stepbrother on a cruise is skipping the June murder trial<\/a>, saying he simply cannot “relive” the trauma of discovering the girl’s body in her cabin.<\/p>\n

“Unless they ask for me to be there, neither my wife or I will be attending,” Christopher Kepner, 41, told the Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve heard all the evidence. I saw it for myself. They have everything they need. It\u2019s going to be too painful to relive it all again.”<\/p>\n

Kepner\u2019s 16-year-old stepson, Timothy Hudson, is headed to trial June 1 in Miami federal court on first-degree murder<\/a> and aggravated sexual abuse charges in the Nov. 7 slaying. Timothy has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

CHEERLEADER WHO DIED ON CRUISE SHIP ‘FOUGHT FOR HER LIFE’ AS FEDS WEIGH POSSIBLE CHARGES FOR STEPBROTHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In a harrowing account, Kepner described the moment his family vacation became a living<\/a> nightmare.<\/p>\n

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“I checked her pulse. I pulled her out from under the bed,” Kepner said. “I knew my daughter was dead long before the medical examiner got there. I don\u2019t want to be back in that room.”<\/p>\n

TEEN FOUND DEAD ON CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP DIED FROM MECHANICAL ASPHYXIATION, RULED HOMICIDE: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities later ruled <\/u><\/a>her death a <\/u><\/a>homicide caused by “mechanical asphyxiation,”<\/a> caused by “mechanical asphyxiation,” according to documents previously reviewed by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, she was found under the bed<\/a> in her cabin, wrapped in a blanket and covered with life jackets<\/u><\/a>. The cabin was shared with her stepbrother<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

ANNA KEPNER\u2019S STEPBROTHER CHARGED AS ADULT WITH MURDER, SEXUAL ABUSE IN FLORIDA TEEN\u2019S CRUISE SHIP DEATH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the family is working to remember the 18-year-old cheerleader from Central Florida<\/a> affectionately called “Anna Banana.”<\/p>\n

“We are celebrating Anna by keeping it all about her and doing the things she liked,” Kepner said. “We want to remember Anna how she lived \u2014 and not how she died.”<\/p>\n

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If convicted, the teen faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.<\/p>\n

“I want to see him in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs<\/a>. He does not need to be free. He does not need to be in the general public, around any kids or women in general,” Kepner previously said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to Timothy Hudson’s attorney for comment.<\/p>\n

“Our hearts go out to the victim\u2019s family during this unimaginable loss,” U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Qui\u00f1ones for the Southern District of Florida said. “A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging serious offenses that allegedly occurred aboard a vessel in international waters. We will present the evidence in court and pursue this case with professionalism and care. As in every case, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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