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A lacking teen was allegedly strangled to demise by her girlfriend over an argument a couple of sexually transmitted illness, new court docket data present.

Eighteen-year-old Tierra Horn was first reported lacking by involved members of the family on 5 January, in response to the Houston Police Department.

While conducting a seek for Horn on a mountaineering path close to the Buffalo Bayou, investigators discovered her stays later that day.

Authorities have beforehand mentioned that Horn died on account of murder, however new data obtained by Click2Houston present that she was allegedly strangled by her girlfriend, 24-year-old Shania Laneice Turner.

The tragedy unfolded following a heated argument between Horn and Turner, who reportedly believed Horn had given her a sexually transmitted illness. Turner is accused of murdering the 18-year-old and abandoning her physique on the path.

Horn’s sister Skinesha Granville instructed ABC13 that Horn and Turner’s relationship was extraordinarily poisonous and that the couple had a historical past of abuse.

“It was very toxic. They used to fight and everything,” Ms Granville instructed the outlet. “[Turner] used to hit on her and beat her, beat her up and stuff, and I just had to break it up.”

Turner has been charged with one rely of homicide.

She was arrested on 11 January and booked into the Harris County Jail.