Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was ‘staged’, police say
Police in the US state of Mississippi have said that they believe a black woman was already dead before her body was “staged” and placed hanging in a tree. The disclosure was made in court by a detective on Friday, who also said they believed Tasia Fortune, a mother of four, had been killed in [...] The post Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was ‘staged’, police say…
Police in the US state of Mississippi have revealed that they believe a black woman, Tasia Fortune, was already dead before her body was staged and hung from a tree. Detective Spivey testified in court on Friday, stating that Fortune, a mother of four, was likely killed in a drug-related dispute. Fortune's body was discovered hanging from a tree in an abandoned home in Jackson in August, causing widespread fear in the city due to its history of racial violence and lynchings.
The medical examiner determined that Fortune's death was a homicide and that the scene had been staged. Her mother, interviewed by the BBC, mentioned that the coroner told her: "we’re not treating this as [an] actual hanging." Fortune's mother emphasized that her daughter fought for her life until the very end. Four people have been arrested in connection with the case, all of whom are black.
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