HOLLY TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ An Oakland County man has been charged with child abuse and torture after a 3-year-old girl was pronounced dead last weekend.
Samuel Lester Smart is being held in the Oakland County lockup after a judge denied his bond.
Heโs charged with beating Trinity Chandler, who was pronounced dead on Saturday in Holly Township.
READ: Family says Child Protective Services had been called prior to death of 3-year-old Holly Township girlFamily members said Trinityโs mother was working an overnight shift at a nursing home when she got a text from her Smart.
Just a day before she was pronounced dead, Child Protective Services did a welfare check on her.