The attorney for the family of Shanquella Robinson says that the FBI has refused to provide them with her U.S. autopsy report, despite citing the results in its decision not to charge anyone in her death.
Robinson died on Oct. 29 near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico while on vacation after reportedly being beaten by one of her six travel companions in a viral video.
Sue-Ann Robinson, the family’s attorney, says the FBI claims the organization can’t release the documents because the case is still pending. The family requested the autopsy report and investigation documents because the FBI announced in April it had declined to prosecute the case.
“The FBI says we cannot release the documents to you because the case is still open, because we are waiting for documents to be translated to English that we received from the Mexican authorities,” she said.
“Which again, red flags everywhere because you’ve made a decision — the case, you’ve announced the decision publicly to the family and to the public, but you’re saying the case is still not closed and admitting that some of the documents from the investigative file that arguably would affect your decision to charge have not been fully translated.”
Video showed a woman, identified later as Daejhanae Jackson, repeatedly beating and kicking a nude and defenseless Robinson as the male who recorded the video said to the 25-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, businesswoman, “Quella, can you at least fight back?”
Robinson tried to protect her head as she was knocked to the floor and repeatedly kicked in the head. The beating occurred in a bedroom of a villa the group rented in San José del Cabo.
The group later called the front desk for help after Robinson remained unconscious, and a doctor arrived to find her unresponsive. The doctor told the group that she needed to go to the hospital, but those with her requested she be treated at the villa. Robinson had a seizure an hour…
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