Mysterious Death of North Carolina Tourist in Mexico Takes Shock Turn as Authorities Seek Extradition of American Woman

Nearly a month after Shanquella Robinson, a 25-year-old woman from North Carolina, died while on vacation in 🇲🇽Mexico, local authorities have filed charges against another American woman seen attacking her in a video.

Robinson was vacationing with six friends when she died in a rented villa on Oct. 29, The Associated Press reported. The location of Robinson’s death has been variously reported as San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.

Her friends blamed her death on alcohol poisoning, according to Queen City News, but authorities are now treating the incident as a homicide.

According to Mexican prosecutor Antonio Lopez Rodriguez, Robinson’s death was the result of a “direct attack” and was “not an accident” as her friends claimed. The identity of the suspect has not been released, but authorities believe that one of Robinson’s friends is responsible for her death.

Prosecutors are now seeking to extradite the suspect to 🇲🇽Mexico in order to face charges.

Robinson’s death gained national attention when video emerged showing a woman beating her in the villa where she was found dead.

In the video, a man is heard asking Robinson, who is naked, if she can “fight back,” to which she replies, “No.”