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She had been stabbed 38 times in her back, abdomen, torso, thigh, arms, wrists, legs, and shoulders.
Sabrina put up a fight against her attacker, and she had defensive wounds to show for it.
Keedrin was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, and now Sabrina’s family is suing the city of Memphis, and the police officers they allege failed to help her.
Her family feels her death was entirely preventable should she have gotten the help she so desperately needed.
“Sabrina’s ex-boyfriend kidnapped and assaulted her on multiple occasions, made terroristic threats towards her, stole her vehicle, violated bail conditions, and stalked her,” her family wrote in a petition.
“He was arrested twice and had 8 formal charges brought against him in the month of December alone.”
“Officers knew where he lived and had arrested him at that location previously. Officers knew that Sabrina desperately needed her vehicle in order to work and to get away from dangerous situations.”
“Despite all of this information, officers chose not to act between December 23rd and January 1st and that choice led to their finding of Sabrina’s dead body on January 2nd.”
“Officers were given countless signs that should have led them to make different choices, choices that would have saved Sabrina, yet due to her gender, race and position in society, they made decisions that led to her death instead.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1(800) 799-7233.
