Worst Cooks in America winner who beat her adopted daughter, 3, to death claims girl suddenly started choking after drinking lots of water and the bruises on her body were caused by the Heimlich maneuver
Worst Cooks in America winner Ariel Robinson and her husband, Jerry, have been charged with homicide by child abuse
The couple s three-year-old adopted daughter, Victoria Rose Smith, died on January 14
The toddler was found with bruises and lacerations over her body before a coroner determined she died from blunt force trauma
It has now been revealed that Ariel Robinson told first responders that the bruises came when she performed the Heimlich maneuver on Victoria
Biological family wants proper burial for 3-year-old girl deputies say was killed by adoptive parents Share Updated: 7:01 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 Nolan Blair Share Updated: 7:01 PM EST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript WEEKEND WITH POSSIBLY MORE SNOW FOR THE AREA. MICHAEL: THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE RE HEARING FROM VICTORIA SMITH S BIOLOGICAL FAMILY. OFFICIALS SAY 3-YEAR-OLD VICTORIA WAS KILLED BY CHILD ABUSE FROM HER ADOPTED PARENTS. OUR NOLAN BLAIR JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY TO SHARE WHAT WAS SAID TODAY NOLA GOOD EVENING. REPORTER: BEGINNING, MIKE. VICTORIA SMITH S BIOLOGICAL FAMILY SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE THEY WANT THE 3-YEAR-OLD S BODY BACK SO SHE CAN BE GIVEN A PROPER FUNERAL. SHE WAS SASSY, SHE WAS SMART, SHE WAS SWEET> VICTORIA SMITH S GREAT AUNT MICHELLE URPS REFLECTED ON THE 3-YEAR-OLDS LIFE. THERE WERE BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL, HONESTLY ALLOWED TO LIVE THE REST OF HER LIFE SHE WOULD HAVE CONQUERED THE