South Carolina woman convicted of foster child's death denied retrial

South Carolina woman convicted of foster child's death denied retrial

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - A woman convicted to life in prison for beating her foster child to death was refused a retrial on Wednesday. Foster parents accused of homicide by child abuse in 3-year-old’s death in Simpsonville Autopsy reports showed that Ariel Robinson had beat her 3-year-old foster daughter, Victoria Rose Smith, to death in January 2021. Robinson originally told first responders that the bruising found on Smith was caused by…

South Carolina woman who beat 3-year-old foster child to death denied retrial

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — A woman convicted to life in prison for beating her foster child to death was refused a retrial on Wednesday. Autopsy reports showed that Ariel Robinson had beaten her 3-year-old foster daughter, Victoria Rose Smith, to death in January 2021. Robinson originally told first responders that the bruising found on Smith was caused by Smith's 7-year-old brother due to anger issues. Autopsy findings, during the trial in 2022,…