The mom of Kenneka Jenkins has reportedly settled a lawsuit regarding her daughter’s 2017 passing. As The Shade Room beforehand reported, the 19-year-old’s physique was present in a walk-in freezer at an Illinois resort on September 10, 2017. At the time, it was reported that the teenager’s demise was unintended and attributable to hypothermia.
The Jenkins household reportedly accused the resort of negligence. At the time, the household alleged the resort “didn’t secure the freezer or conduct a proper search” for {the teenager} after she went lacking 24 hours prior, as per AP News. Their lawsuit initially sought $50 million “in damages” and was filed in December 2018.
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More Information Regarding The Reported Settlement
According to AP News, Tereasa Martin, Jenkins’ mom, settled with the Crowne Plaza Hotel, situated in Rosemont, in August. CBS News stories that the settlement additionally contains the resort’s “security company” and “restaurant.”
AP News notes the settlement has not but been entered into the Cook County courtroom docket. This is reportedly as a result of attorneys for Martin “asked that the terms be sealed from the public.”
According to CBS News, the Jenkins household would really like the settlement phrases to stay non-public on account of “safety and privacy concerns.”
“The widespread publicity of this case, including uncontrolled speculation and social media commentary has resulted in various threats made against various individuals in the case,” an lawyer for Martin defined in an “unopposed motion,” as per CBS News.
“One of the main terms of the settlement for all parties was maintaining the confidentiality of the settlement.”
However, a decide reportedly denied Martin’s request on Tuesday and requested that she and her legal professionals submit one other. AP News stories {that a} standing listening to for the matter has been scheduled for subsequent week.
A Brief Look Back On The Disappearance & Investigation Into The Death Of Kenneka Jenkins
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Kenneka Jenkins went lacking after attending a celebration with buddies on the resort on the night of September 8. On Sunday, September 10, at 12:25 a.m., Jenkins was reportedly present in a walk-in freezer and pronounced lifeless, as per CBS News.
At the time, Martin defined that police believed Jenkins “let herself into the freezer while inebriated and died inside.”
However, Martin reportedly expressed doubt concerning the concept. The mom reportedly believed that if her daughter had been intoxicated, it might have been troublesome for Jenkins to “open the heavy freezer doors.”
“Those were double steel doors, she didn’t just pop them open,” Martin reportedly mentioned on the time.
Additionally, the mom additionally reportedly expressed disappointment within the resort.
“If they had taken me seriously and checked right away, they could have found my daughter much sooner and she might have been alive,” the mom reportedly defined, as per The Shade Room.
In mid-September 2017, stories of resort surveillance reportedly confirmed the authorities’ alleged account of occasions. However, these stories had been later denied by the Jenkins’ household lawyer, Larry Rogers Jr.
“Despite requests for all evidence, we have received only snippets of video, none of which shows Kenneka Jenkins walking into a freezer,” Rogers Jr. reportedly defined on the time. “Serious questions remain as to how she ended up in a Crowne Plaza Hotel freezer and why it took a day and a half for the hotel to find Kenneka.”
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Additionally, the Crowne Plaza Hotel later denied that any surveillance footage of Jenkins coming into the freezer existed, as per The Shade Room. The teen’s demise was then dominated unintended and attributable to hypothermia.
Furthermore, it was additionally revealed that Jenkins’ blood-alcohol focus (BAC) was 0.112. Additionally, the presence of topiramate, an epilepsy/migraine remedy, reportedly performed a job in her demise.
“Alcohol and topiramate are synergistic. When combined, the effect of either or both drugs is enhanced. Topiramate, like alcohol, can cause dizziness, impaired memory, impaired concentration, poor coordination, confusion and impaired judgment,” a earlier information launch reportedly defined as per The Shade Room. “Central nervous system depression, or impairment, combined with cold exposure can hasten the onset of hypothermia and death.”
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Despite the authorities’ rulings, the Jenkins household reportedly remained puzzled after pictures of her deceased physique reportedly emerged from the investigation in October 2017. As beforehand reported by The Shade Room, “portions” of Jenkins’ physique “were inexplicably exposed.” Additionally, the 19-year-old’s clothes was reportedly “pulled up, exposing her breasts.”
At the time, it was additionally revealed that opposite to the resort’s prior statements, footage confirmed Jenkins “near” the walk-in freezer.
We ought to observe that the Crowne Plaza Hotel has beforehand denied culpability concerning Jenkin’s passing.
“The death of Kenneka Jenkins was a tragedy, but the proximate cause of her death were the unsavory individuals who used a stolen credit card to book a room and host an illegal party which Ms. Jenkins attended,” the resort’s 2018 assertion reportedly reads, as per The Shade Room. “Those criminals escaped the hotel before police arrived and have never truly been held accountable. This lawsuit has no merit and we will vigorously contest it.”
According to CBS News, authorities’ closing report on the matter appeared to echo the resort’s assertion.
“While there were many theories, rumors, and much speculation floating around social media regarding the death of Ms. Jenkins, none were supported with facts,” authorities said, as per CBS News.
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