A 16-year-old who is being eyed for possible involvement in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship may be called to testify in person about the incident, an attorney for his father said Thursday at a custody hearing in Florida.

Scott Smith, an attorney representing Thomas Hudson, the father of the 16-year-old, said that while "we don't really want to" put the boy in the middle of an ongoing custody dispute, "I may have to call him" to testify about the circumstances surrounding his stepsister's death .

A law enforcement source told CBS News Friday that investigators believe Kepner may have been strangled during an altercation, and that the suspect may have been using alcohol.

A law enforcement source had previously told CBS News that Kepner and the 16-year-old may

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