The family of a young woman who froze to death after being locked in a hotel freezer agree a $10 million settlement

• Kenneka Jenkins, 19, died after being locked in a walk-in freezer in a Chicago hotel in 2017.
• Her family sued the hotel and a security company for negligence and won a settlement.
• Her mother was given $3.7 million. The rest of the money went to relatives and to pay legal costs.

The family of a woman who died after being trapped in a hotel freezer has been awarded a total settlement of $10 million.

Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois in 2017, the Chicago Tribune reported.