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West Haven residents press council for oversight and accountability in investigation of Roya Mohammadi’s death
Summary
Multiple residents and advocates urged the City Council to push for accountability and a fuller investigation after the 19-year-old Roya Mohammadi was found dead; speakers said police mishandled evidence and called for clearer public updates and preventative work in schools and neighborhoods.
Several West Haven-area residents and advocates urged the City Council on April 14 to press for oversight and public accountability in the investigation of the death of a young woman identified in remarks as Roya Mohammadi, saying gaps in the inquiry and outreach have left families and neighbors without answers.
Nika Zaresvand, a New Haven resident who said she has attended council meetings about the case for about a year and a half, told the council she brought signatures from West Haven and out-of-state residents demanding “oversight and accountability” in Roya’s investigation and called the pattern of deaths in the city “an overrepresentation” that requires a policy response. “How bad does a situation have to get?” Zaresvand asked the council, saying she has repeatedly raised concerns without seeing remedial action.
Vanessa Suarez told the council she had collected and scanned dozens of signatures from residents and…
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