An inquiry has been launched into the alleged suicide of Ashly Robinson, a U.S. social media influencer, during a vacation in Zanzibar with her fiancé, Joe McCann, founder of the cryptocurrency investment company Asymmetric.
Robinson, 31, was discovered unresponsive in a luxury villa at the Zuri Zanzibar resort on April 9, where the couple was celebrating her birthday and recent engagement, and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. According to local police, Robinson's death was confirmed as a suicide following a dispute between the couple, but the investigation is ongoing, and McCann's passport has been withheld. The hotel where the incident occurred expressed its condolences and is cooperating with the authorities.
Robinson's family has raised doubts about the cause of her death and has set up a fundraising page to cover expenses. McCann, who has an estimated net worth of $45 million, has been questioned by police and has been asked to remain in the country pending the results of the autopsy. The U.S. State Department has offered its condolences to the family but declined to comment further on the investigation.