(L.A.) Eternity Smith, 4, Died After Being Beaten by Her Mother

Case Number: 2020-07294

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 4-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Eternity Smith.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma to Torso

RIP ETERNITY SMITH (June 21, 2016 – August 11, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 5:41 p.m.

Incident Location: Residence
9640 S Hobart Blvd, Los Angeles, 90047

Place of Death: Hospital
555 E Hardy St, Inglewood, 90301

In October 2023, the child’s mother Akira Keyshell Smith, now 37, pleaded no contest to first-degree murder for her daughter’s beating death. She is facing 25 years to life in state prison.

The mother was the sole provider for her four children, including an infant son. She had regained custody of them in March 2020 after being released from prison.