The household of the Maryland music producer discovered useless whereas on trip at a Bahamas resort insists he was killed regardless of officers ruling his loss of life to be from drowning.
Annoyed family of Dinari McAlmont are rallying for “international help” because the 23-year-old’s mom has been denied entry to her son’s physique per week after his tragic loss of life.
Marcelle Bacchus, McAlmont’s aunt, shared the infuriating week her sister has endured searching for solutions into her son’s loss of life when he was discovered useless on a seaside on April 5.
“My sister is so frustrated (sic). She has not seen her son as yet,” Bacchus wrote in a Fb publish on Friday.
She additionally revealed that cameras weren’t allowed within the morgue because the household fears worthwhile info within the case can be erased.
“No cameras were allowed in the mortary. The Police did not even share a picture publicly. No camera footage until now. We are afraid evidence will disappear,” Bacchus wrote.
McAlmont arrived on the Carribean island on April 4 for a getaway along with his mother and father on the Atlantis Paradise Bahamas resort.
The household had dinner, after which McAlmont mentioned he was chilly and wished to get a jacket earlier than exploring the resort simply earlier than 9 p.m. He was discovered useless roughly 12 hours after arriving within the Bahamas.
McAlmont’s mother and father reported him lacking round 11 p.m. and commenced looking for him.
Officers found his lifeless physique on the shoreline of Paradise Island at 5:30 a.m. the subsequent day.
The Royal Bahamas Police Drive dominated McAlmont died on account of drowning and don’t suspect foul play.
A autopsy examination was carried out, and the pathologist’s findings revealed that the deceased died on account of drowning,” the RBPF mentioned in a information convention Wednesday.
The grieving aunt revealed that McAlmont’s physique was not launched to the funeral parlor Thursday as deliberate due to a clerical error from the morgue misspelling his identify.
McAlmont’s mother, Michelle McAlmont, solely noticed her son in a photograph when officers gave her a look at his “beaten” physique.
“When I looked at the photo they showed me, my son was beaten; he was traumatized,” she instructed Bahamian outlet Eyewitness Information.
“They beat my son down in the sand,” she mentioned. “I need justice for my baby. I need justice.”
The heartbroken mom doubled down on her declare saying she was positive her son didn’t drown however was attacked.
“There is foul play,” Michelle McAlmont instructed Fox 5 DC. “Because of all the bruises and you can see when somebody is abused and hit at, yes, and that is what I am saying.”
Bacchus claims her sister solely regarded on the image briefly and wasn’t given a duplicate.
The sound engineer from Bowie, Md. was accused of moving into an argument with restaurant employees on the resort earlier than he allegedly spit on among the employees.
“The police said they were looking for him because apparently he spat on some staff in a restaurant,” Michelle McAlmont mentioned on April 7.
Members of the family created a GoFundMe to boost cash for authorized bills to “pursue accountability” within the McAlmont’s loss of life.
“Dinari was a kind, compassionate person who touched the lives of many. He leaves behind a legacy of love and strength that we are committed to protecting. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to justice,” the fundraiser mentioned.
