Mother charged with murdering her daughter pleads not guilty

By Ashlee Clark - aclark@herald-leader.com

WINCHESTER — A Winchester mother who has been charged with the murder of her four-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

Jessilyn C. Robinson, 34, was arrested Sept. 25 for the murder of Faith Raeanne Robinson, who died of a closed head injury on May 29. Robinson told paramedics that Faith had fallen in the bathtub. Robinson was in Clark County District Court Wednesday for an arraignment.

She is being held in Clark County jail on a $250,000 cash bond. Robinson will return to district court Oct. 8 for a preliminary hearing.

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