HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — The daddy of a 4-year-old boy who was discovered lifeless inside an house in Harlem is now below arrest as his mom awaits her arraignment.
Nytavia Ragsdale, 26, will likely be arraigned later Tuesday, however police simply introduced that the kid’s father, 25-year-old Laron Modlin, can be below arrest.
Ragsdale was charged Monday with criminally negligent murder and endangering the welfare of a kid, based on police.
Officers say they arrived on the scene on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard simply earlier than 7:45 p.m. and located Jahmeik Modlin unconscious and unresponsive.
The kid gave the impression to be malnourished and police initially thought his physique was lined in burn marks however these marks had been revealed to be eczema.
“My God. What sort of mess is happening?” mentioned one resident. “It is laborious. It hurts my coronary heart.”
Surveillance video from Sunday reveals NYPD escorting Ragsdale from her Harlem house as she carried her son’s physique.
Neighbors say they by no means knew the girl had a son or noticed the kid.
“One of many greatest issues this morning that broke my coronary heart was that no one knew that this girl had a toddler,” mentioned neighborhood advocate Iesha Sekou. “A toddler was hooked up to this girl. When you’ve a 4-year-old baby, that baby is often exterior taking part in, being mischievous, all people is aware of the child. No one knew a 4-year-old child and even knew that she has a toddler?”
Ragsdale has three different youngsters who’ve since been positioned within the care of relations.
The Administration for Youngsters’s Providers has beforehand investigated Ragsdale for malnourishment, however the company was unable to substantiate the claims.
Luis Tavares — the constructing tremendous the place Modlin was discovered — says he is by no means heard any noise coming from the house. He added there have been by no means any points with the tenants.
The medical expert will decide the reason for demise.
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