Lawyers for the family of Shanquella Robinson, an American woman killed in Mexico while on vacation with a group of friends, sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding the extradition of the woman seen in a viral video beating Robinson.
Mexican authorities issued the arrest warrant for Daejahnae Jackson of North Carolina in late November, but her name had been previously withheld until Monday when she was identified in the letter sent by the family’s attorney to the president.
“On behalf of the family of Shanquella Robinson, we write to request immediate diplomatic intervention from the United States Government in this transnational criminal case,” the letter says. “The case involves the death of Shanquella Robinson, a 25-year- old ambitious, bright, entrepreneur and American Citizen.”
Robinson traveled to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Oct. 28, 2022, for Jackson’s birthday celebration. She was declared dead the next day. Although, the circumstances behind her death aren’t clear. Video of a defeated Robinson wincing through kicks and punches from Jackson went viral after it was shared around Winston Salem University, allegedly sent by one of her travel mates.
The six people she shared a sprawling villa with in Cabo returned to Charlotte and left her body behind, telling the woman’s parents she died from alcohol poisoning.
However, a full medical examiner’s report released by the attorneys on Tuesday shows she had physical injuries that occurred 12 hours before her death. The report shows Robinson had a head injury that led to internal bleeding in her brain. Robinson also suffered a direct blow to the left side of her hip, and the other was bruised. She had bruises on her one of her hands, and the medical examiner found that she had injuries to her chest wall consistent with resuscitation efforts.
Robinson’s cause of death was a broken neck.
“Type or manner of death: Violent,” the report says.
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