The household of 31-year-old Ashly Robinson is searching for solutions after authorities in Zanzibar introduced that the American social media influencer died by suicide at a lodge in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
“My daughter Ashly, she’s not right here with us, and we’re looking for out why,” Robinson’s mom, Yolanda Denise Endres, informed ABC station in Philadelphia, WPVI.
“Uncertainty. Thriller. Anger. Unhappiness. It is like part of me has been taken,” her father Harry Robinson informed WPVI.
Ashly Robinson, an influencer who goes by the identify Ashlee Jenae, is pictured in a social media put up.
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Robinson, a life-style influencer who has greater than 100,000 followers on Instagram, goes by the identify Ashlee Jenae on social media, the place she shared life updates, journey adventures and moments together with her fiancée Joseph McCann, who was vacationing together with her within the Zanzibar area of Tanzania on the time of her demise.
Robinson’s most up-to-date Instagram posts included pictures of her and McCann celebrating her thirty first birthday on the safari journey in Tanzania. Her remaining put up on Instagram was posted on April 5 and included a montage of pictures displaying Robinson feeding a giraffe, the place she was surrounded by rose petals that spelled, “HBD Ashlee,” and the caption, “Chapter 31 and I’m precisely the place I should be.”
“She was beginning the subsequent chapter of her life. She known as us to FaceTime us to share with us her journey and her trip,” Endres mentioned.
Zanzibar deputy police commissioner Zuberi Chembela informed ABC Information Tuesday that McCann remains to be being questioned by police, and an investigation into her demise is ongoing.
ABC Information has reached out to McCann however requests for feedback weren’t returned. It’s unclear if he has retained an legal professional. No costs have been filed.
In accordance with Zanzibar Police, Robinson and McCann checked into the Zuri Zanzibar lodge on April 6 and Robinson was present in her lodge room in a single day from April 8 to April 9.
Endres informed WPVI that her daughter known as her on April 8 and mentioned that she and McCann had an argument they usually have been moved to separate rooms by lodge workers.
Police informed ABC Information that lodge workers had been alerted to a home disturbance that was described as a “romantic battle” between Robinson and her McCann throughout their keep by different lodge visitors.
Ashly Robinson, an influencer who goes by the identify Ashlee Jenae, is pictured in a social media put up.
@ashleejenae
Lodge workers separated McCann and Robinson on the night time of April 8, transferring McCann to a distinct villa within the resort about 8-10 minutes strolling distance from Robinson’s room, police mentioned, and Robinson was discovered unresponsive in her room “about two or three hours” later by lodge workers.
Endres mentioned that McCann known as her on April 9 and informed her that her daughter was within the hospital.
“He informed me that Ashly did one thing to herself and he or she was being taken to the hospital, and he informed me she was steady,” Endres mentioned.
In accordance with police, Robinson was “taken to an area hospital, after which transferred to a different hospital earlier than being declared lifeless on April 9.”
“She’s by no means carried out something that may ever ever lead me to imagine that she would do one thing to hurt herself like that. She was comfortable,” Endres mentioned.
The outcomes of a medical examination into Robinson’s demise are pending, police mentioned, and McCann’s passport has been confiscated amid the probe.
Robinson’s dad and mom informed WPVI that they’ve reached out to Tanzanian and U.S. officers as they search solutions about their daughter’s demise.
“She was cherished. She was not simply going to be discarded and forgotten about,” Endres mentioned.
In an announcement to ABC Information, Zuri Zanzibar resort administration mentioned they have been “deeply saddened by a tragic incident involving one in every of our visitors,” and that they have been cooperating with native authorities and the U.S. Embassy.
A state division spokesperson confirmed to ABC Information the latest demise of an American in Zanzibar and mentioned, “we provide our sincerest condolences to the household and family members on their loss,” however that “as a result of privateness and different concerns, we have now no additional remark.”
In the event you or somebody you care about wants to speak, contact the free Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24 hours a day, seven days every week, at 1-800-273-8255.
ABC Information’ Tommy Foster and Desiree Adib contributed to this report.
