Podbit · The Toast
Tom Sandoval shoved Victoria Robinson's father into a fire pit and ran back inside the house while the dad was 'literally on fire.' Jackie watched the Ring camera footage and came out firmly team dad — because Sandoval had been physical with the daughter first.
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Claudia reads the PEOPLE story: Tom Sandoval filed a restraining order against girlfriend Victoria Robinson after she was arrested for intimate partner battery following a June 3rd incident in which he claims she punched him hard enough to blur his vision. Her father also allegedly punched a hole in the bedroom door. Robinson was released on bond the same day. Jackie, who watched the Ring camera footage, tells a very different story — dad and Sandoval were arguing, Sandoval got physical with Robinson (sitting down), the dad stepped in, and Sandoval shoved him into a fire pit before fleeing inside. Jackie is team dad, full stop. She expresses skepticism about Sandoval's victimhood claim based on a small yellow bruise photo, while Claudia refuses to take sides without knowing the full story, ultimately quoting Aviva Drescher: 'you're both my trash.'
Tom Sandoval claimed Victoria Robinson's punch was so forceful it blurred his vision and caused lasting pain to his neck and ear.
Sandoval also alleged that Robinson's father, in an inebriated state, punched a hole in his bedroom door during the same incident.
Victoria Robinson was arrested on a charge of intimate partner battery with physical violence and released on bond the same day.
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