"Worst Cooks in America" competitor Ariel Robinson and her husband allegedly killed their foster youngster, 3-year-old Victoria "Tori" Rose Smith.
Ariel Robinson, a Meals Community contestant accused of killing her foster daughter of their South Carolina residence, mentioned Wednesday that she plans to take the stand in her homicide trial, in keeping with native studies.
Robinson, 30, and her 35-year-old husband, Jerry “Austin” Robinson, had been arrested and charged with murder by youngster abuse in January 2021 following the dying of their 3-year-old foster daughter, Victoria “Tori” Rose Smith, Greenville County data present. Austin pleaded responsible final month to aiding and abetting murder by youngster abuse.
Ariel Robinson’s trial started Monday, and on Wednesday, the “Worst Cooks in America” season 20 winner informed Decide Letitia Verdin that she plans to take the stand herself, in keeping with FOX Carolina.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Workplace mentioned final 12 months Smith died because of blunt drive accidents, in keeping with a medical examination.
Prosecutors argue the Robinsons fatally beat the 3-year-old on Jan. 14, 2021, when police discovered the lady unresponsive of their residence. Greenville County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Ward, a forensic pathologist, testified that the toddler was crushed with such drive that her blood vessels burst, permitting blood to gather in her muscle mass and fats, which may have led to her dying, FOX Carolina reported.
“If we lose sufficient blood, the guts doesn’t have sufficient quantity to pump,” he mentioned.
Austin beforehand informed authorities that the deadly beating stemmed from Jan. 13, 2021, when he mentioned Tori threw up on the way in which to a church service, and Ariel turned offended on the youngster.
Witnesses Jean Smith and Avery Santiago testified on Wednesday that they noticed Ariel and an undressed Tori within the church rest room as Ariel tried to wash the lady’s costume in a sink. Smith mentioned she requested Ariel whether or not Tori was sick, and Ariel apparently informed her that the kid “eats an excessive amount of and makes herself throw up,” calling it “a sport.”
Santiago testified that she heard Ariel say to Tori, “‘Oh, you’re chilly. You’re chilly. Women that make themselves throw up should be chilly,'” in keeping with FOX Carolina.
Austin, who took the witness stand on Tuesday, testified that Ariel would turn into offended with Tori’s consuming habits and beat her with belts or a wood paddle.
“Typically I’d take a bit of (her) meals simply to assist her out,” the 35-year-old testified, FOX Carolina reported.
He additionally recalled the final dialog he had with Tori earlier than her dying.
“She was laying on the mattress,” Robinson testified. “She informed me she cherished me, and I mentioned, ‘I really like you too.’ I mentioned, ‘I promise this gained’t occur once more.’ She mentioned ‘Okay.'”
Airel, a former trainer, gained $25,000 upon successful the Meals Community competitors, which pits novice cooks in opposition to one another in a collection of cooking challenges overseen by movie star cooks, Deadline reported.
Episodes of her season are not accessible to stream on Meals Community’s on-line platforms, together with Discovery+, Hulu and YouTube.
In a Twitter thread posted on Jan 6., Robinson mentioned that whereas her Black and White youngsters had been handled the identical in her home, it should “not be the case” once they exit into the true world.
“It’s a disgrace that as a proud mother to 4 lovely boys, I can’t defend them from the fact and evil of this world as soon as they depart the home. Nonetheless, I'll combat and use my voice to make a distinction. To deliver consciousness and alter in order that in the future, that change will come,” she continued. “I’m a Mama Bear, & I’ll do something to guard my youngsters & make sure that their futures are equally brilliant [because] they've the identical alternatives & are handled as equals the way in which God made them. There ought to be no #whiteprivilege solely American privilege. #EqualityforAll #BlackLivesMatte[r].”
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