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Mexican prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for the pal of a North Carolina lady discovered lifeless final month whereas on trip in Cabo San Lucas and on Thursday referred to as the loss of life the results of “a direct assault.”
Shanquella Robinson, 25, was touring with faculty mates from Winston-Salem State College when she was discovered lifeless in a trip rental property, stated her father, Bernard Robinson.
Robinson, with six mates, arrived October 28 in Mexico, in keeping with a Thursday assertion by Mexican prosecutors engaged on extradition proceedings with their nation’s legal professional common and Overseas Affairs Ministry.
Proof exhibits the loss of life resulted from “a direct assault, not an accident,” and concerned one of many sufferer’s feminine mates, the prosecutors stated.
Mexican officers haven’t named the suspect however confirmed she is a US citizen who’s believed to be in the USA. Nobody has been charged within the case, and authorities haven’t launched the names of Robinson’s mates.
CNN has reached out to the US State Division, FBI and US Justice Division for remark.
The extradition course of was underway for the suspect, the legal professional common for Mexico’s Baja California Sur, Daniel de la Rosa, advised native media Wednesday.
“There may be already an arrest warrant issued for the crime of femicide to the detriment of the sufferer and in opposition to an alleged, accountable for these acts, a pal of hers,” de la Rosa stated Wednesday.
The loss of life didn’t outcome from a “quarrel” however from “a direct aggression that this particular person made,” de la Rosa stated.
“We’re already finishing up all of the related procedures, each the Interpol file and the extradition request,” he stated.
Robinson final spoke to her mom, Salamondra, on the telephone on the morning of October 28, her father advised CNN final week. The subsequent day, Shanquella Robinson was discovered lifeless at her trip rental, US and Mexican authorities stated.
The reason for loss of life was “extreme spinal wire harm and atlas luxation,” which is instability or extreme motion within the uppermost neck vertebrae, states a replica of her loss of life certificates obtained by CNN affiliate WBTV. She was discovered unconscious in the lounge of the rental residence on October 29, the doc states.
The loss of life certificates labeled Robinson’s loss of life as “unintended or violent,” noting the approximate time between harm and loss of life was quarter-hour.
Video posted on-line seems to indicate a bodily altercation inside a room between Robinson and one other particular person. It’s not clear when the video was taken or if it depicts the second she suffered the deadly harm.
It’s Robinson seen within the video being thrown to the ground and crushed on the top, Bernard Robinson confirmed to CNN.
It’s unclear what led to the altercation or how many individuals had been within the room on the time. It’s additionally unclear if anybody tried to intervene.
The FBI Charlotte Area Workplace has opened an investigation into Shanquella Robinson’s loss of life, it confirmed Friday.
Her household had been ready for extra data from her mates and Mexican authorities, her father stated per week in the past.
“You took my solely jewel from me,” he advised CNN by telephone. “You place an enormous gap in my coronary heart. The one factor I can do is struggle for her; I can not let her die in useless.”