The winner of season 20 of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” Ariel Robinson, was denied bond on Friday following her arrest in South Carolina in the death of a 3 year old foster child, according to Fox News and People.
Police say they were called in January to a home in Simpsonville for an unresponsive child, who was pronounced dead at a hospital. Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry, were arrested on January 14 and charged with homicide by child abuse. Police have said the child’s death was the result of multiple blunt force injuries.
Robinson told the court the child died after drinking too much water, and that she performed the Heimlich maneuver after the child went limp, according to People. Her attorney said any bruising likely came from that attempt and from pressing on the child’s stomach.
Jerry did not appear in court Friday. According to reporting at the time, he told investigators he never physically hurt the child and made statements about how she was disciplined. The charges against both are allegations, and neither has been convicted.
The judge denied bond, saying the seriousness of the charges and the nature of the allegations made Robinson a flight risk or a danger, especially to children in her custody.
Food Network has since removed season 20 of “Worst Cooks in America” from its video on demand and streaming platforms.
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