In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, Sue-Ann Robinsonโattorney for the family of Shanquella Robinsonโdiscussed their frustration surrounding how her case has been handled. Shanquella died while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with friends in October.
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During the trip, the 25-year-old sustained a head injury andโaccording to her autopsy conducted by Mexican authoritiesโdied of a broken neck. A video allegedly from the trip circulated shortly after which showed a violent altercation between Robinson and another woman.
Sue Ann-Robinson (who is not related to the family sheโs representing) gave The U.S. Sun updates after it was revealed last month that no one would be charged in Shanquellaโs death. โThe FBI says we cannot release the documents [case files] to you because the case is still open, because we are waiting for documents to be translated to English that we received from the Mexican authorities,โ she stated.
The attorney continued:
โWhich again, red flags everywhere because youโve made a decision in the case, youโve announced the decision publicly to the family and to the public, but youโre saying the case is still not closed and admitting that some of the documents from the investigative file that arguably would affect your decision to charge have not been fully translated. So the family is deeply disappointed. Theyโre concerned obviously about the red flags and the lack of transparency in the investigation, but theyโre not deterred. Thereโs still a path to justice and the family recognizes that.โ
Sue-Ann also shared that the Robinson family will return to Washington, D.C. on Friday (May 19) since itโll mark 200 days since since Shanquellaโs death. She says they will demand diplomatic intervention once more after requesting it in March from the White House. Sue-Ann recently made a trip to Mexico to see how the case was being handled.
โThere should be a level of urgency, a level of prioritization by the US authorities that just isnโt there yet,โ Sue-Ann said. โThe 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 โฆ itโs a very heavy burden.โ The lawyer remains in awe of their resilience.
โI always say that Iโm amazed at how theyโve put their shoulder to the plow to really push this forward.โ
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