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A Black Lives Matter supporter and winner of season 20 of “Worst Cooks In America,” Ariel Robinson, and her husband Jerry Austin have been charged with homicide in the death of their white, adopted daughter Victoria Rose Smith.

The Food Network star and her husband were arrested on January 19 in relation to the homicide, People reported.

"Police officers handle all kinds of cases, and these kind of cases can be the hardest for them to do," Justin Lee Campbell, a Simpsonville police spokesman, said to PEOPLE. "It is a sad day. You bring charges and maybe convictions, but at the end of the day the life of a child was taken. For anyone who knew the victim or was related to the victim, they are in our thoughts and prayers."

The Greenville County senior deputy coroner Kent Dill said that the child died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries.

Smith had spent most of her short life in foster homes until being recently adopted by the Food Network star and her husband, WYFF-TV reported.

“When she entered a room, all eyes were on her, because she demanded it and she was a cutie,” Tiffany Huggins, who was her foster mother for 10 months, said.

“She was just a natural,” Huggins said. “She had the best personality and I’m not just saying that cause I was her momma, but she was just our light. She was a beautiful child, inside and out."

"She blended into our family," her husband Cameron said.

When Robinson won “Worst Cooks In America” she said that the grand prize would help her in adopting her three children.

“I just know that the Lord had his hands on me and he had a purpose for me to go on there,” she said. “He knew we were going through this adoption, we really could use the money and he just let everything work out for our good.”

Days before she was arrested for the murder of Victoria, Robinson posted on Twitter about how her adopted white children had the benefit of “white privilege.”

“In my house, my black children get treated the same as my white children, and my white children get treated the same as my black children. It’s a shame that when they go out into the real world, that won’t be the case. #whiteprivilege #BlackLivesMatter,” she said.

“I will never have to worry about my white sons and that makes me happy. What makes me sad is that every worry I don’t have for them will be multiplied for my black sons. Until this is fixed, we are NOT the USA we can be. Justice, fairness, & equality for all! #BlackLivesMatter.

“It’s a shame that as a proud mom to 4 beautiful boys, I can’t protect them from the reality and evil of this world once they leave the house. However, I will fight and use my voice to make a difference. To bring awareness and change so that one day, that change will come.

“I’m a Mama Bear, & I’ll do anything to protect my children & make sure their futures are equally bright bc they have the same opportunities & are treated as equals the way God made them. There should be no #whiteprivilege only American privilege. #EqualityForAll #BlackLivesMatter,” she said.

Police have not announced a motive for the murder.