The lawyer representing Shanquella Robinson’s family is clearing up the “misinformation” that’s been spread in the media pertaining to the people that the former hair-braiding business owner was staying with out in Mexico. As previously revealed, Robinson, who is from Charlotte, North Carolina, traveled out to Cabo San Lucas back in October with a close friend and a couple of loose acquaintances.
Just one day after her arrival at the villa, however, Robinson was found dead. She was later revealed to have suffered horrific injuries including a traumatic neck injury, damage to her spinal cord, and an atlas luxation, which is when the skull base is separated from the atlas bone, as noted by a forensic doctor.
Before the cause of death was officially determined, Robinson’s acquaintances outrageously told her family she had died of alcohol poisoning even though there was no record stating that she was ever drunk.
In an ongoing effort to seek justice for the horrific attack against the family’s loved one, attorney Sue-Ann Robinson has told The Sun U.S., “The first obstacle that I’ve had to combat in representing this family is the amount of misinformation that is in the public.”
She added, “These were absolutely not her friends. Her family members will not refer to the majority of the travel mates as her friends. She actually only had a close relationship with one of the travel mates.”
“It infers that Shanquella had some issue with her judgment and … if these are her friends … it allows a set of rhetoric and a set of narrative around her murder that has nothing to do with her as a person or how she came to be murdered.”
Robinson’s family and friends have been fighting for justice since her passing. They have been working tirelessly to uncover the truth about what happened to her in Mexico and to hold those responsible accountable. They have utilized social media and other platforms to raise awareness about the case and to garner support from the community.
The family has additionally hired a team of professionals to represent them in this case as they are willing to go above and beyond to get justice for Robinson and to ensure that no other family has to go through what they have experienced.
“I have never had to physically go to another country to investigate on behalf of any family,” Sue-Ann explained, saying she had to travel to Mexico in hopes of getting the answers she was looking for since authorities were less than helpful overseas.
“So it was unreal in that regard because the lengths that this family has had to go through while trying to grieve a loved one, but also seek justice on behalf of the loved one at the same time … it’s a very heavy burden.
“I always say that I’m amazed at how they’ve put their shoulder to the plow to really push this forward.”