Tennessee mother, 37, ‘shot dead her five-year-old daughter,’ tried to blame her toddler – Robin Howington is being charged with murder
Robin Howington of Knoxville, Tennessee was arrested on Wednesday for the September 2019 murder of her five-year-old daughter, Destiny Oliver who died from gunshot injuries on Sept 14
Howington, 37, was also charged with child neglect, false reporting, tampering with evidence and attempted tampering with evidence
The negligent mother, court documents reflect, gave conflicting incident accounts to investigators and on several occasions passed blame for the death on other people
Howington went from blaming a total stranger to accusing the child’s father, her current boyfriend and her two-year-old son
When evidence from surveillance cameras showed that she hid the alleged murder weapon, she claimed she hid the handgun after her toddler son discovered it in a closet and shot dead his sister
Howington was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and held on a $500,000 bond
Robin Howington [L-R], of Knoxville, TN, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday. Howington claimed her two-year-old son shot dead her her five-year-old daughter, a crime she actually committed according to court documents. She changed her story several times when she spoke to investigators about the murder
A Tennessee mother is suspected of fatally shooting her five-year-old daughter in the chest before giving investigators conflicting stories about the incident – including blaming her two-year-old toddler son for the death.
Robin Howington, 37, has been indicted by a grand jury of first-degree murder, child neglect, false reporting, tampering with evidence and attempted tampering with evidence from the September 14, 2019 death of her daughter, Destiny Oliver.
She was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and held on a $500,000 bond.
Last year, authorities dispatched to Howington’s Fountain City neighborhood home to find the young girl had been shot, according to Knoxville News Sentinel.
Destiny was taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Five-year-old Destiny Oliver [photo], after being shot by her mom Robin Howington, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Sept., 14. Deputies Office dispatched to Howington’s Knoxville, Tennessee, home found Destiny, with a gunshot wound
Five-year-old Destiny Oliver [left], after being shot by her mom Robin Howington [right], succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Howington, has been indicted by a grand jury of first-degree murder, child neglect, false reporting, tampering with evidence and attempted tampering with evidence
When questioned by investigators, Howington would try to pass blame on four other individuals.
First, she told investigators that a unidentified man broke into their home and shot Destiny once in the chest before fleeing in a black Chrysler 300.
Howington later claimed the girl’s father, Antoine Oliver, was the culprit who shot their daughter before escaping in a black Chrysler 300.
She claimed Oliver shot their daughter after a tense argument between them.
Around this time, authorities discovered a handgun hidden in a bush outside Howington’s home.
Robin Howington [right], initially told investigators that her daughter, seen [left], was killed by an unidentified man, but later said the killer was the Destiny’s father, Antoine Oliver. Around the same time, cops discovered a handgun hidden in a bush outside her home
Howington then claimed her boyfriend Daniel Hensley, who is not Destiny’s father, had hidden the handgun in a bush outside her home
Murder suspect Robin Howington is seen making an appearance in Knox County General Sessions Court in Oct 2019. Prosecutors say Howington ‘did unlawfully kill Destiny Oliver during the perpetration of aggravated child neglect’
It’ s unclear what events led up to the shooting and, subsequently, the death of Destiny Oliver on September 14, 2019.
The indictment states that Howington ‘did unlawfully kill [Destiny Oliver] during the perpetration of aggravated child neglect’.
The tampering charges stem from Howington reportedly trying to destroy her cell phone and moved furniture around the night of Destiny’s death.
While at the hospital after Destiny’s shooting, Howington allegedly tried to destroy her cell phone to hide illegal marijuana sales that involved her. She told authorities she did not want investigators learn of illegal marijuana sales she had conducted.
According to WATE Howington tried to disable the cell phone by running it under water at the hospital – A witness claimed that Howington tried to pass off the cell phone to her and even offered her money to take it.
Howington has not yet entered a plea to the charges
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