{"id":322417,"date":"2024-06-12T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=322417"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:27:27","slug":"murdered-baby-found-in-downtown-vegas-dumpster-leads-to-parents-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/murdered-baby-found-in-downtown-vegas-dumpster-leads-to-parents-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Murdered Baby Found in Downtown Vegas Dumpster Leads to Parents\u2019 Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent discovery of a dead and badly abused<\/a> two-year-old child in a Las Vegas dumpster has led to murder<\/a> charges against the boy\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n

\"Jacoby
Jacoby Robinson Jr., pictured above during happier times. The boy’s body was found in a Las Vegas dumpster. His parents were charged with murder. (Image: KLAS<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The deceased toddler, identified as Jacoby Robinson Jr., suffered from a brain bleed and had \u201csignificant\u201d injuries to his buttocks, head, and torso, according to a medical exam following his death.<\/p>\n

Doctors said the injuries were consistent with child abuse, according to Las Vegas TV station KVVU<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The boy\u2019s mother, Diaja Smith, 23, and his father, Jacoby Robinson Sr., 24, were both charged with open murder and child abuse. Both were booked at the Clark County Detention Center<\/a> on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They remained in custody without bail as of Wednesday<\/p>\n

Child Reported \u2018Missing\u2019<\/h2>\n

Local police first got involved after the two-year-old was reported \u201cmissing\u201d by Smith on Friday. She claimed he disappeared at a park.<\/p>\n

She had been pushing the child and his siblings in a stroller. But after checking surveillance video, police said the baby didn\u2019t appear to be moving while in the stroller.<\/p>\n

Police said that Smith had walked over to Lewis Avenue in Downtown Las Vegas where she allegedly put the boy\u2019s dead body into the dumpster on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“She went to great lengths to conceal the murder by moving the body, creating a false missing person event, and repeatedly lied to detectives,\u201d according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> (LVMPD) report.<\/p>\n

Struck Boy With Belt, Cord<\/h2>\n

On June 6, when Robinson was asleep at their apartment, he heard \u201chigh pitch\u201d screaming from a child, police said. Smith also had been beating the two-year-old baby, Robinson told police.<\/p>\n

Later, Robinson revealed to police he performed CPR on the boy due to his injuries.\u00a0But he denied knowing anything about the dead boy\u2019s location or the fact that he was deceased.<\/p>\n

Robinson also told police Smith would sometimes \u201cgo overboard disciplining him in the past\u201d when using a belt or charging cord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another child, the twin of the dead boy, was found to have been injured and suffered from a brain bleed. He was in critical condition at a local hospital in recent days, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Smith blamed the injuries on the child having fallen off of a bicycle and she denied abusing any of her children, police said.<\/p>\n

Nevada Child Protective Services<\/a> (CPS) took custody of one of the other siblings, according to KVVU<\/em>. In the past, CPS previously had taken custody of Smith\u2019s children, authorities added.<\/p>\n

Robinson fathered several children with Smith and lived at her apartment about four days a week.<\/p>\n

Accused Killer is Pregnant<\/h2>\n

KLAS<\/em> reported that Smith is currently pregnant based on what LaSwanda Williams, the dead child’s great-aunt, told a reporter. Williams fondly remembers the victim.<\/p>\n

“He was a lovable child,\u201d Williams told KLAS<\/em> about the murdered two-year-old. \u201cHe didn\u2019t deserve that. He was not trash. He was not a piece of paper you just pick up and throw in a dumpster.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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