We previously reported,
Ariel Robinson, winner on Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” claimed at her bond hearing in February that the couple’s 3-year-old foster daughter,
Victoria Rose Smith, died after drinking too much water.
Robinson, 29, was charged in January along with her husband,
Jerry Robinson, in the death of Smith. On Jan. 14, police found the child unresponsive in the couple’s home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The coroner determined Smith’s cause of death to be multiple blunt force injuries. The couple has been charged with several counts of homicide by child abuse.
Ariel’s bail request of $40,000 was denied in February, according to Fox Carolina. Per Winston-Salem Journal, Judge
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During the court hearing, it was revealed the couple originally told first responders they believed the child had choked on water from drinking too much. Later, Austin told police that on the day Victoria was found unresponsive, Ariel allegedly hit the child with a belt. He claims he heard the commotion from outside and told Ariel she had gone too far.
Local news station WYFF reports:
Austin Robinson told authorities that Ariel Robinson would spank and beat Victoria and was often upset by how long it took her to eat, Kednocker-Sustakovitch said during the hearing. Kednocker-Sustakovitch testified that Austin Robinson told authorities that Victoria got it worse than the other children.
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The Simpsonville man charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of a 3-year-old girl earlier this year was granted bond on Friday.
Jerry Robinson, 34, was granted a $150,000 surety bond, clearing the way for his being under house arrest with GPS monitoring pending his trial. He s to reside with his parents and have no contact with anyone under the age of 18, according to Judge Letitia Verdin.
Robinson and his wife, Ariel Robinson, 29, were charged in the death of Victoria Rose Smith, who was found unresponsive in the Robinsons Sellwood Circle home on the afternoon of Jan. 14, according to police and the Greenville County Coroner s Office.