WARNING: This story contains descriptions of events that some readers may find disturbing.Orlando Police Department believes a woman who was found hanging from a tree died by suicide, but the woman’s family thinks someone else is responsible for her death.The family of Yolna Lubrin said she was a happy-go-lucky woman with a great sense of humor.Lubrin’s older sister, Naomi Lubrin, along with community activists, held a news conference Wednesday morning to call for accountability. “My sister was loving, she was cared for and she was my mother’s caretaker,” Naomi Lubrin said.The family said Lubrin would’ve turned 31 years old on Oct. 13. Orlando police received a report on Sept. 28 at approximately 7:41 a.m., about an “unattended death.”When officers arrived, they found Lubrin hanging from a tree in the backyard of a home near West Livingston Street and North Westmoreland Drive. Her family said she was partially nude. They call her death a mystery that needs to be solved. “She’s not a case number, but she’s a person that tragically lost her life,” Pastor Carl Soto said, who is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Restoration Inc. “We want to make sure that we make it loud and clear. We’re not just asking for the media awareness. We’re asking for a new investigation,” said Miles Mulrain, who is the founder of “Let Your Voice Be Heard Inc.”The Orange County medical examiner told WESH 2 on Wednesday that the cause of Lubrin’s death is still under investigation.In a statement, the Orlando Police Department said: “While all death investigations are predicated upon the existence of trauma to the body in order to determine a criminal act, our investigation has thus far not revealed any physical injuries other than the ligature marks on the neck caused by the hanging.”Police went on to say that there’s a documented history of mental illness, witness statements, and cell phone communications from Lubrin that showed signs of suicide.”My sister Yolna Ruth Lubrin did not commit suicide,” Naomi Lubrin said. Her family said as far as they know, Lubrin had no connection to the neighborhood where her body was found. “She didn’t put herself there. Someone had to have put her there,” Soto said. “Investigate all individuals who lived or occupied the home of where Ms. Lubrin’s body was found.”OPD said it never takes death cases lightly and that Lubrin’s case is still an open investigation.If you or someone you know may be struggling with their mental health, please call 911 or the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Top headlines: ‘I hope he’s miserable’: Florida mom devastated after boyfriend allegedly gave infant shaken baby syndrome Why is it so hazy in Florida right now? Apopka police release surveillance video, 911 calls in rec center shooting
WARNING: This story contains descriptions of events that some readers may find disturbing.
Orlando Police Department believes a woman who was found hanging from a tree died by suicide, but the woman’s family thinks someone else is responsible for her death.
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The family of Yolna Lubrin said she was a happy-go-lucky woman with a great sense of humor.
Lubrin’s older sister, Naomi Lubrin, along with community activists, held a news conference Wednesday morning to call for accountability.
“My sister was loving, she was cared for and she was my mother’s caretaker,” Naomi Lubrin said.
The family said Lubrin would’ve turned 31 years old on Oct. 13.
Orlando police received a report on Sept. 28 at approximately 7:41 a.m., about an “unattended death.”
When officers arrived, they found Lubrin hanging from a tree in the backyard of a home near West Livingston Street and North Westmoreland Drive.
Her family said she was partially nude. They call her death a mystery that needs to be solved.
“She’s not a case number, but she’s a person that tragically lost her life,” Pastor Carl Soto said, who is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Restoration Inc.
“We want to make sure that we make it loud and clear. We’re not just asking for the media awareness. We’re asking for a new investigation,” said Miles Mulrain, who is the founder of “Let Your Voice Be Heard Inc.”
The Orange County medical examiner told WESH 2 on Wednesday that the cause of Lubrin’s death is still under investigation.
In a statement, the Orlando Police Department said: “While all death investigations are predicated upon the existence of trauma to the body in order to determine a criminal act, our investigation has thus far not revealed any physical injuries other than the ligature marks on the neck caused by the hanging.”
Police went on to say that there’s a documented history of mental illness, witness statements, and cell phone communications from Lubrin that showed signs of suicide.
“My sister Yolna Ruth Lubrin did not commit suicide,” Naomi Lubrin said.
Her family said as far as they know, Lubrin had no connection to the neighborhood where her body was found.
“She didn’t put herself there. Someone had to have put her there,” Soto said. “Investigate all individuals who lived or occupied the home of where Ms. Lubrin’s body was found.”
OPD said it never takes death cases lightly and that Lubrin’s case is still an open investigation.
If you or someone you know may be struggling with their mental health, please call 911 or the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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