Federal Prosecutors Will Not File Criminal Charges In The Death Of Shanquella Robinson, Who Was Killed Nearly Six Months Ago In Cabo. (Read More Here).
They Said They Don’t Have Enough Evidence Available To Prosecute Anyone. Speaking on behalf of Robinson’s family at Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte on Wednesday afternoon, attorney Sue Ann Robinson said they were “disappointed but not deterred” by the outcome of the U.S. investigation and would continue to seek justice in the wake of the killing.
The attorney also shared that the decision by U.S. authorities not to press charges partly relied on results of the domestic autopsy, following an initial autopsy conducted in Mexico. The U.S. post mortem exam was conducted after Robinson’s body had been embalmed and transported back to America, “which means that there was a delay, obviously,” the attorney said, adding that it ruled Robinson’s cause of death “undetermined.”
Prosecutors in the United States will not bring charges in what was previously a federal investigation into the death of Shanquella Robinson, a woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, while in Mexico last October.
Officials with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in two districts in North Carolina announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday, issued shortly before the woman’s family members were scheduled to speak about the probe and Robinson’s killing at a televised news conference.
“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ms. Robinson has been a priority for federal prosecutors and the FBI,” read the statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the western district of North Carolina. “As in every case under consideration for federal prosecution, the government must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a federal crime was committed,” it continued. “Based on the results of the autopsy and after a careful deliberation and review of the investigative materials by both U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, federal prosecutors informed Ms. Robinson’s family today that the available evidence does not support a federal prosecution.”
When news broke of Shanquella Robinson’s mysterious death in Cabo, Mexico, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) stepped in to investigate the tragedy. This comes after a video surfaced on social media showing Robinson being severely beaten by one of her travel mates. Robinson’s travel mates claimed she died of alcohol poisoning, but an autopsy revealed that she died from “severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation.” After investigating, federal prosecutors revealed that the evidence did not support prosecution.
“Based on the results of the autopsy and after a careful deliberation and review of the investigative materials by both U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, federal prosecutors informed Ms. Robinson’s family today that the available evidence does not support a federal prosecution,” reads a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of North Carolina.
A press conference was held with Robinson’s family to discuss the findings. Federal officials made it clear that the government “is prepared to review and examine new information” in the investigation if any is made available in the future.
Robinson’s family has been very active in seeking justice for Shanquella. According To Complex, last month, the family pleaded for President Joe Biden to intervene. “It has been 126 days since [Robinson] died. That’s 18 weeks. Video footage of her being beaten literally to death was released on November 16, 2022. 108 days ago, 15 weeks, and three days. And still, with all this visual evidence, nobody has been arrested.” stated attorney Ben Crump on behalf of Robinson’s family.
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