Updated: 26 Jan 2021, 17:18
A REALITY TV star and her husband are in custody for allegedly killing a three-year-old girl in their care.
Ariel Robinson, 29, who won season 20 of Worst Cooks in America , and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, have been charged with homicide by child abuse in South Carolina, according to police.
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Jerry Robinson has also been arrested in connection with the girl s deathCredit: Simpsonville Police Department
They re accused of inflicting multiple blunt force injuries on Victoria Rose Smith, 3, resulting in her death on January 14.
Her death was ruled a homicide.
The victim was fostered by the couple until they recently adopted her, cops said.
Worst Cooks in America Winner Ariel Robinson Charged with Killing a Child Worst Cooks in America Winner Ariel Robinson Charged with Homicide For 3-Year-Old Girl s Death
Ariel Robinson and her husband,
Jerry Robinson, have been charged with homicide by child abuse in South Carolina, according to police, and are being held at the Greenville County Detention Center without bond.
They re accused of inflicting multiple blunt force injuries on a 3-year-old girl named
Victoria Rose Smith, resulting in her death.
Police say they responded to a call about an unresponsive juvenile victim last Thursday, and the child was pronounced dead after being transferred to the hospital.
Ariel Robinson, 29, and Jerry Robinson, 34, were arrested by Simpsonville police on Tuesday and charged with homicide by child abuse for the death of their daughter, Victoria Rose Smith.
| Credit: Simpsonville Police Department
A Worst Cooks in America winner was charged with homicide by child abuse Tuesday in the death of a three-year-old girl.
Ariel Robinson, 29, of South Carolina, was taken into custody in connection with the death of Victoria Rose Smith. Also arrested was 34-year-old Jerry Robinson. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Police officers handle all kinds of cases, and these kind of cases can be the hardest for them to do, Simpsonville police spokesman Justin Lee Campbell tells PEOPLE. It is a sad day. You bring charges and maybe convictions, but at the end of the day the life of a child was taken. For anyone who knew the victim or was