Julius Batties was granted full custody this week of his 4-year-old son, Jayceon, the younger brother of his 7-year-old daughter, Julissa, whose tragic 2021 death shocked the city.
Julius Batties is furious that his 7-year-old daughter's accused killers her own mom and half-brother have yet to be brought to justice, two years after tiny Julissia Batties was found beaten to death inside her mother's Bronx apartment.
In response to a father's claim, Mayor Eric Adams said New York City needs to examine if the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) had failed seven-year-old Julissia Batties, who was allegedly killed by her mother, Navasia Jones.
The grandmother who fought fiercely to maintain custody of a seven-year-old girl who was killed last year has said that the girl never should have been placed in the care of her mother.