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.
New York police arrest the mother and half-brother of a 7-year-old girl who passed away after being discovered unconscious with bruises and a brain injury last year.