3-year-old girl dead, mom’s live-in boyfriend charged with torture, child abuse
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP, MI – A 3-year-old girl was allegedly tortured and abused, resulting in her death on Saturday, Dec. 19, in Gloveland Township.
The victim, Trinity Chandler, was in the care of her mom’s live-in boyfriend while her mother worked the night shift when the tragedy occurred, the Detroit News reports. That man, 29-year-old Samual Smart of Holly, was arraigned Tuesday, Dec. 22, on charges of torture and first-degree child abuse, both felonies punishable by up to life imprisonment, Michigan State Police Metro Detroit said in a tweet.