The family of a New York City teenager is demanding transparency after officials alleged that she died by suicide while in jail, PEOPLE reports.
18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham, a student at Bronx Community College, was reportedly arrested on July 4 following a fight with her girlfriend. Cheatham was found dead in her jail cell shortly after midnight on July 5.
The medical examiner’s office said Cheatham died by suicide from hanging, but her family is seeking further investigation into her death…