The Food Network pulled last year’s season of “Worst Cooks in America” after the winner of the competition was charged with the death of a 3-year-old girl in South Carolina.
Ariel Robinson, 29, who won the challenge of novice chefs in August, and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, have been charged with child abuse, according to NBC affiliate WYFF.
The three-year-old girl, who was identified by Victoria Coroner’s office in Greenville County as Victoria Smith, suffered a series of blunt force injuries, according to the warrants. She later died at a nearby hospital after not being responded to by police.
Ariel Robinson, a former teacher who worked as a comedian, won $ 25,000 on season 20 of the reality cooking show, in which a group of terrible chefs compete while being taught by famous chefs.
Episodes of Season 20, which aired last year, have been removed from the Food Network’s Discovery +, Hulu and YouTube pages, according to Deadline. The reruns of season 20 episodes are also off the Food Network website.
The Food Network did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TODAY.
Smith was adopted by the Robinsons after spending most of her life in foster care, according to WYFF, who spoke to the girl’s previous foster parents, Tiffany and Cameron Huggins.
“She was just a natural,” Tiffany Huggins said. ‘She had the best personality and I’m not just saying I was her mother, but she was just our light. She was a beautiful child inside and out. ‘
After her victory last year, Ariel Robinson told WYFF that the prize money would help the family because they had just adopted three young children, including Smith.