The Mexican prosecutor investigating the murder of American tourist Shanquella Robinson has asked the United States to help determine if there were accomplices in the crime, while the main suspect has yet to be extradited.
Baja California Sur Attorney General Daniel de la Rosa Anaya made a rare public comment Friday, saying during a press conference that “there is no impunity” in the mysterious case and that his office is working with US authorities to order interviews for everyone involved. WSOC-TV reported.
“It is important to get the court order regarding who is responsible for this, but also if there were accomplices,” Anaya said.
At the end of November, Anaya’s office announced that an arrest warrant was issued for an unnamed US citizen who was traveling with Robinson, a North Carolina resident, when she died in October.
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(L) Shanquella Robinson (R) New York Post video showing Robinson being beaten
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“This case is fully clarified, we even have a court order, there is an arrest warrant issued for the crime of femicide to the detriment of the victim and against an alleged perpetrator, a friend of hers who is the direct aggressor,” Anaya said. . at the time.
“We are carrying out all the pertinent procedures such as the Interpol alert and the request for extradition to the United States of America,” added Anaya.
The identity of the suspected woman has not been released.
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Shanquella Robinson, 25, died mysteriously in Mexico in late October.
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Anaya said the Mexican government will be alerted if the suspect enters the country.
Since the announcement of Anaya’s arrest warrant, authorities in both countries have remained mum on the status of the investigation. Legal experts have explained that securing extraditions and charges against US citizens accused of crimes in Mexico can take time.
“People need to understand that this is not going to be a quick process,” said Yolanda Trotman, a North Carolina criminal defense attorney and former judge. he told WSOC-TV. “The extradition process takes some time. I think there will have to be a level of patience with people who want justice quickly and justice may not seem like what we are used to.”
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Shanquella Robinson’s death was initially believed to have been due to alcohol poisoning.
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Robinson had been visiting the resort town of San José del Cabo in late October with a group of six friends who reportedly told his family that he had died of alcohol poisoning before a medical examiner announced otherwise and the authorities will initiate an investigation for femicide.
After Robinson’s death, a video circulated in social media showing a woman attacking Robinson. WSOC-TV reported that Robinson’s mother identified the people in the video as friends of her daughter’s.
In recent months, Robinson’s family has called for justice and demanded answers.
“All I want is justice,” said Bernard Robinson, Shanquella’s father. “I just want the mexican authorities, the embassy, to do the right thing, to do it right. Because they came to your soil and did what they did and came back here.”
Fox News Digital contacted the State Department and the Charlotte FBI office and did not receive an immediate response.
