Here in New York, family and community members gathered Tuesday for a wake service to commemorate Saniyah Cheatham, an 18-year-old young Black woman from the Bronx who died in NYPD custody earlier this month. City medical examiners ruled the teen’s death a suicide, but her family continues to demand justice and answers into what led to her death, after Cheatham was found hanging in a holding cell at an NYPD precinct on July 5. The family is being represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Family Demands Justice for Saniyah Cheatham, Found Hanged to Death in NYPD Holding Cell
HeadlineJul 23, 2025
