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.
Pissed off relations of Dinari McAlmont are rallying for “worldwide assist” 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 seashore on April 5.
“My sister is so annoyed (sic). She has not seen her son as but,” Bacchus wrote in a Fb put up on Friday.
She additionally revealed that cameras weren’t allowed within the morgue because the household fears helpful data within the case might be erased.
“No cameras have been allowed within the mortary. The Police didn’t even share an image publicly. No digital camera footage till now. We’re afraid proof 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 started 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 Power dominated McAlmont died because of drowning and don’t suspect foul play.
A autopsy examination was carried out, and the pathologist’s findings revealed that the deceased died because 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 title.
McAlmont’s mother, Michelle McAlmont, solely noticed her son in a photograph when officers gave her a look at his “crushed” physique.
“Once I seemed on the picture they confirmed me, my son was crushed; he was traumatized,” she advised Bahamian outlet Eyewitness Information.
“They beat my son down within the sand,” she mentioned. “I would like justice for my child. I would like justice.”
The heartbroken mom doubled down on her declare saying she was positive her son didn’t drown however was attacked.
“There may be foul play,” Michelle McAlmont advised Fox 5 DC. “Due to all of the bruises and you’ll see when any person is abused and hit at, sure, and that’s what I’m saying.”
Bacchus claims her sister solely seemed on the image briefly and wasn’t given a duplicate.
The sound engineer from Bowie, Md. was accused of stepping into an argument with restaurant employees on the resort earlier than he allegedly spit on a few of the staff.
“The police mentioned they have been searching for him as a result of apparently he spat on some employees in a restaurant,” Michelle McAlmont mentioned on April 7.
Members of the family created a GoFundMe to lift cash for authorized bills to “pursue accountability” within the McAlmont’s loss of life.
“Dinari was a form, compassionate one that touched the lives of many. He leaves behind a legacy of affection and power that we’re dedicated to defending. Each donation, regardless of the scale, brings us one step nearer to justice,” the fundraiser mentioned.
