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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Lauren Smith-Fields: Family attorney says ‘evasive’ Bumble date’s story about her death ‘doesn’t add up’

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An attorney for the family of Black 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields has said her Bumble date’s story “doesn’t add up” and that the older white man has been “acting evasive” ever since she was found dead from a mystery overdose the morning after they met up.

Darnell Crosland, who is representing Ms Smith-Fields’s family, told The Independent that there are inconsistencies in the statements made by Matthew LaFountain in a police incident report and the evidence inside the apartment where the 23-year-old died.

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