SIMPSONVILLE, South Carolina — Simpsonville Police today arrested a Greenville County couple for the January 14 death of a 3-year-old girl.
Last Thursday, cops were called to a home on Sellwood Circle due to a report of an unresponsive child. The girl was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The coroner determined the cause of death to be “multiple blunt force injuries.”
Following the announcement from the coroner, Jerry Austin Robinson, 34, and Ariel Robinson, 29, were both charged with homicide by child abuse.
Ariel Robinson won season 20 of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America.” She told Fox Carolina at the time she had five children.
Both were booked at the Greenville County Detention Center. The homicide by child abuse charge carries a sentence of 20 years up to life in prison.
The case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
