Mom of girl discovered hanging in tree shocked as police say physique was staged
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The mom of a lady discovered hanging in a tree in Mississippi has spoken of her shock after authorities mentioned they believed her daughter was useless earlier than her physique was positioned on the allegedly “staged” crime scene.
Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mom of 4, was discovered hanging from a tree at an deserted house in Jackson in August.
The discovery sparked widespread fears within the majority-black metropolis due to the state’s deep historical past of racial violence and lynchings. But on Friday, police mentioned that Fortune had been useless earlier than her physique was hanged from the tree.
“I’ve extra questions now than what I did earlier than,” her mom Christy Spivey informed the BBC.
The Jackson Police Department mentioned that the medical expert who carried out Fortune’s autopsy examination had decided that her demise was a murder and that “the scene and the hanging were staged“.
Officials haven’t disclosed the precise reason behind demise or shared any potential motive behind the allegedly staged hanging.
Three individuals have been arrested within the case, all of whom are black.
“I hoped to be extra relieved,” Spivey mentioned, including that the police had not specified how the three suspects had been related to her daughter – or why her demise was allegedly staged on this means.
“Still no reason behind demise, no date of demise – nothing,” she mentioned. “What truly killed her?”
Fortune’s demise left the local community on edge and lawmakers demanding federal probes. But the most recent developments have created extra confusion.
