Questions mount after 18-year-old woman dies while in NYPD custody

A Bronx mother is desperate for answers after her daughter mysteriously died while in NYPD custody over the July 4 holiday weekend.

An internal investigation is underway.

Tragedy unfolds hours after a happy family gathering

Saniyah Cheatham, an 18-year-old Bronx Community College student, was joking around Friday at a family cookout in Crotona Park, her mother said.

“We [were] hanging out, having a good time. ‘Mommy, I love you,’ giving me a kiss,” Thomasina Cheatham said…

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