Anna Kepner‘s ex has come ahead with harrowing new particulars concerning the closing moments of her life … alleging she was concerned in a heated confrontation along with her 16-year-old stepbrother earlier than her dying.

Joshua Tew — who described Anna as his past love throughout a brand new interview with Inside Version — stated her 14-year-old brother Connor advised him a few nasty battle she was allegedly in along with her stepsibling within the cabin all of them have been sharing aboard Carnival’s Horizon ship.

Anna and the unnamed brother have been allegedly contained in the locked cabin … and in response to Joshua, Connor may hear him “yelling at her in a dangerous method.” Joshua was advised the stepsibling even yelled at her to “shut the hell up.” There was additionally some “banging round” heard within the room … together with what the brother believes have been chairs being thrown.

The 18-year-old cheerleader’s physique was discovered within the shared room on Nov. 8 — reportedly wrapped in a blanket and tucked underneath a mattress — and ABC Information reported she died from asphyxiation attributable to a “bar maintain” after somebody’s arm was held throughout her neck. She is just not believed to have been sexually assaulted.

Joshua advised Inside Version Anna was petrified of her stepbrother and sometimes slept at buddies’ houses as a result of “she did not really feel protected round him.” He additionally alleged he was sexually harassing her … however Anna was too scared to inform anybody.

It has been reported the stepsibling had a wierd infatuation with Anna. Joshua’s father, Steven Westin, even alleged he as soon as tried climbing on high of her in mattress.

The FBI is at the moment wanting right into a stepbrother of Anna’s in connection to her dying, which was revealed by her stepmom, Shauntel, in a current court docket submitting. Anna’s stepmom and father, Christopher Kepner, have been on the household cruise when she died.