Ariel Robinson was convicted of homicide by child abuse in the death of 3-year-old Victoria “Tori” Rose Smith, who died at their home on Sellwood Circle in Simpsonville on Jan. 14, 2021. Prosecutors said Robinson severely beat the child with a belt which caused her to suffer internal bleeding.
She was sentenced to life in prison.
Her husband, Jerry “Austin” Robinson who testified against her, took a plea deal and now faces a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison.
