Overview
- Robinson, 31, died at a Zanzibar hospital on April 9 after she was found unresponsive in her villa, and police said the death appeared to be a suicide by hanging.
- Police, in a statement late Tuesday, said they are questioning Joseph McCann as a witness and have withheld his passport pending post-mortem and toxicology results, which is a standard step in Tanzanian investigations.
- Hotel staff reported a volatile dispute the night before her death and moved the couple to separate rooms, and Robinson’s mother said McCann told the family about the incident roughly 11 hours after it occurred.
- Hospital notes cited an unidentified mark on Robinson’s neck and listed the cause as cerebral hypoxia from strangulation and suffocation, and reports say McCann told staff he found her hanging on a door.
- Robinson’s family rejects the suicide account, has requested resort surveillance and full medical findings, and has raised more than $50,000 to travel and seek answers.