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Mother pleads not guilty to murder

October 02, 2008|Fred Petke

A Winchester mother is still in jail after pleading not guilty Wednesday afternoon to killing her adopted daughter.

Jessilyn C. Robinson, 34, was charged last week for the death of her daughter, 4-year-old Faith Raeanne Robinson, on May 29. Police waited for the final autopsy report before filing charges.

Wednesday afternoon, Jessilyn Robinson's attorney Andrew Stephens entered a not guilty plea on her behalf and requested a reduction of her $250,000 cash bond. Since her daughter's death, social services became involved and she has been living separately from her family, he said. She also has not missed an appearance in family court and has followed the directions of the court, he said.

"I am aware of the extreme serious and severe nature of this case," Stephens told Clark District Judge Earl-Ray Neal. "If she had chosen to flee, she could have done so."

"We appreciate the fact she showed up for family court but we feel a murder case is much more serious," Assistant County Attorney Chris Davis countered.

Neal agreed, left the original bond as is, and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Oct. 8.

Police said Jessilyn Robinson called for an ambulance on May 28 and told dispatchers that Faith fell in the bathtub. Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue said he was notified the following day by doctors at the University of Kentucky Medical Center that the child had died. The autopsy revealed Faith died from a subdural hematoma and injuries consistent with being shaken violently, rather than a fall or strike to her head.

Perdue said Jessilyn Robinson was the only one with custody of the child that day. Her adoptive father was at work when the incident took place and has not been charged, Perdue said. The couple's other children are staying with the father, he said.

Contact Fred Petke at fpetke@winchestersun.com.

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