THE DEATH of late hairstylist Shanquella Robinson raised suspicion from her mother Salamondra.
Grieving parent Salamondra has questions about the circumstances leading up to the incident that resulted in her daughter Shanquella's tragedy.
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Who is Shanquella Robinson's mother, Salamondra?
On October 29, 2022, Salamondra Robinson learned that her 25-year-old daughter Shanquella died while she was on vacation in Mexico.
At the time of her death, Shanquella was vacationing with a group of friends in Cabo.
Regarding how she found out, Salamondra recalled to WNCT: "They were getting ready to eat. I said, ‘OK, I love you. Have a good night, and I will talk to you tomorrow.’
"I never talked to my child again. She never made it back home.
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"They said she wasn’t feeling well. She had alcohol poisoning. Each one of the people that was there with her was telling different stories."
The grieving mother added: "When the autopsy came back, they said it didn’t have anything to do with the alcohol.
"They said that she had a broken neck and her spine in the back was cracked. She had been beaten.
She stated: "She had a heart of gold. She loved everybody, and pretty much everybody loved her.
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"I probably won’t be at ease until someone’s arrested. I know that’s not going to bring my child back, but I want something done about it."
What happened to Salamondra's daughter, Shanquella?
On October 28, 2022, Shanquella and her friends landed in Cabo for a getaway and settled in at Villa Linda 32.
Within less than 24 hours of her arrival, she was found dead at the villa she was staying at with her group of friends.
Despite the reported signs of trauma and injuries to her neck and spine, police did not announce that foul play was involved and did not state that the late Shanquella's death was a homicide.
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Around the same time, a video began circulating on social media that appeared to show the late cosmetologist in a physical altercation with the other individuals she was vacationing with.
Salamondra said the entire group returned from Mexico and left her daughter’s body there.
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Almost two weeks and $6,000 later, Shanquella's body was returned to her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.
However, questions still remain as it was not reported or determined by law enforcement whether her tragedy was accidental or violent.