Malikah Shabazz, one of six daughters of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, was found dead in her home in New York City, International media reported quoting police officials.
Shabazz, 56, was found in her home in Brooklyn, reports sad quoting a police spokesperson. Her death appeared to be from natural causes, he said.
Malikah and her twin sister, Malaak, were the youngest daughters of Malcolm X, who was assassinated on February 21, 1965. Their mother, Betty Shabazz, was pregnant with the twins when their father was killed.
Shabazz and her daughter, Bettih Shabazz, were arrested in Maryland in 2017 on animal cruelty charges after authorities said several injured dogs were found inside a stolen U-Haul truck they were driving.
Malikah Shabazz’s death comes days after two of the three men who had been convicted of killing Malcolm X were exonerated.
A Manhattan judge dismissed the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam after prosecutors and the men’s lawyers said a renewed investigation found new evidence that undermined the case against them.
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