An arrest warrant has been issued for the death of Shanquella Robinson, a Charlotte woman who was killed while on vacation in Mexico, according to a Mexican prosecutor and confirmed by ABC News.
Daniel de la Rosa Anaya, a prosecutor for the state of Baja California Sur, told ABC that a friend of Robinson’s “who is the direct aggressor” is wanted by international authorities on femicide charges.
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“This case has been completely clarified, we even have a court order, an arrest warrant has been issued for the crime of femicide against the victim and against an alleged perpetrator, a friend of hers who is the direct aggressor,” de la told That Rosa Anaya to ABC News. “Actually, it was not a fight, but direct aggression.”
“We are carrying out all relevant procedures such as the Interpol alert and the request for extradition to the United States of America. It concerns two Americans, the victim and the perpetrator.”
Authorities have not identified who they are trying to arrest at this time.
Michael Lettieri, an expert on femicide in Mexico, said when a woman is murdered in the country, authorities are often required to open the investigation as a femicide. From there, they investigate whether she was killed for reasons related to her gender or if there were specific circumstances, such as domestic violence.
ABC News told Robinson’s mother Wednesday night that an arrest warrant had been issued in the case.
“I feel so good, that’s a good feeling,” said Sallamondra Robinson. “We’ve been waiting for that, until someone is finally held accountable and arrested. I just can’t wait for justice to be done.”
Her parents said Robinson, 25, left for Cabo San Lucas on Oct. 28 with some friends. She was dead a day later, the attorney general in Mexico who is investigating the case said.
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Friends initially told Robinson’s family she died of alcohol poisoning, but the autopsy revealed she died of a broken neck and spine.
Channel 9 has obtained Robinson’s death certificate. It lists the cause of death as “severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation,” and says she died within 15 minutes of the injury. Alcohol poisoning is never mentioned.
In the box asking if the death was accidental or violent, the medical examiner wrote “yes”.
After her death, a video surfaced of a woman attacking Shanquella Robinson. Sallamondra Robinson, previously identified the people in the video as the friends who accompanied her daughter on the trip to Cabo.
While the original source of the video is unclear, Sallamondra Robinson believes it was taken during the Cabo voyage. In the video, a person can be heard asking if Shanquella Robinson can “at least fight back.”
The US State Department and FBI are also involved in the investigation into the case.
Robinson’s death has drawn national attention. A GoFundMe for her family has raised more than $370,000, including contributions from several celebrities.
This is an evolving story. To check wsoctv.com for updates.
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