CHARLOTTE — A court-appointed guardian is in custody after being accused of child abuse.
Susan Lee Robinson has been in the Mecklenburg County Jail since around 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
She lived in a home on Gwynne Hill Road in east Charlotte and a six year old victim lived with her.
Court documents describe the horrific level of abuse the victim endured.
Broken bones, healed scars from where she was tied up and burns. She also suffered from a severe rash due to prolonged exposure to urine and feces filled diapers.
Trash was scattered outside the home and from a window we were able to see it piled up inside.
Court documents say the home was infested with rats and cockroaches. Police investigated the home on Tuesday and put out a media release calling this a death investigation.
Robinson has been charged with felony child abuse, inflicting serious injury, and misdemeanor child abuse because of the condition inside the home.
Given that Robinson was court-appointed, we have reached out to DSS to ask if they are planning to investigate.
The agency said they are looking into this situation and will get back to us Monday.
For now, Robinson is in jail under no bond. Her first court appearance is scheduled for Monday.
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