NJ influencer's body returned home without engagement ring as Zanzibar probe continues
The body of New Jersey influencer Ashly Robinson has been returned to her family after she was found dead in a Zanzibar hotel, but her engagement ring and personal belongings remain with Tanzanian authorities as investigations continue. Robinson, 31, was in Zanzibar celebrating her birthday with her fiancé, Joseph McCann, when she was found unresponsive on April 9. Tanzanian police suggest she died by suicide following a dispute, but her family disputes this and has commissioned an independent autopsy. The family says McCann delayed contacting them and has not been in touch since.
- ▪Ashly Robinson, a social media influencer with over 100,000 Instagram followers, was found unresponsive in her Zanzibar hotel room on April 8 and pronounced dead on April 9.
- ▪Tanzanian police believe she died by suicide after a 'misunderstanding' with her fiancé, Joseph McCann, who was moved to a separate villa hours before her death.
- ▪Her family says they were contacted by McCann 11 hours after she was hospitalized and have not heard from him since, calling his silence 'very, very odd'.
- ▪Robinson's personal belongings, including her engagement ring, have not been returned to her family, who believe they are being held as part of the investigation.
- ▪The family has commissioned an independent autopsy and disputes the suicide claim, stating Robinson was happy and excited about her future shortly before her death.
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The body of New Jersey social media influencer Ashly Robinson has been returned to her family — but without her engagement ring or other personal belongings — as Tanzanian authorities continue investigating the circumstances of her death. Ms. Robinson, who shared lifestyle content under the name Ashlee Jenae to more than 100,000 Instagram followers, was found unresponsive in her hotel room in Zanzibar on the night of April 8 and pronounced dead April 9, according to ABC News and NBC News. She had traveled to the Tanzanian island with her fiance, Joseph McCann, to celebrate her 31st birthday. Her father, Harry Robinson, told TMZ the remains were returned to the family in New Jersey on Friday, but that her personal belongings, including her engagement ring, have yet to be handed over.
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