Parents Indicted After NYC Boy Starved To Death Inside Apartment: DA
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Parents Indicted After NYC Boy Starved To Death Inside Apartment: DA On Oct. 13, police found 4-year-old Jahmeik Modlin was found unresponsive inside the apartment.NEW YORK CITY — The parents of a 4-year-old-boy who starved to death inside a New York City apartment have been indicted on charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Nytavia Ragsdale, 26, and the son's father Laron Modlin, 25, have been charged with second degree murder, four counts of first degree assault, criminally negligent homicide, endangering the welfare of a child and manslaughter.
"The death of Jah'Meik Modlin, an innocent four-year-old child, is a tragedy that has scarred this city. That he died a slow and painful death, starving alongside his older siblings, somehow isolated in the heart of Harlem, is a stain on our collective conscience," District Attorney Alvin Bragg. "Today his parents are indicted for allegedly killing him through extreme physical neglect and persistent abuse with depraved indifference for his life."
On Oct. 13, police found 4-year-old Jahmeik Modlin was found unresponsive inside 2484 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd in Harlem around 8 p.m., Patch previously reported .
The boy was transported to Harlem Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Modlin suffered from malnourishment and hypothermia, according to multiple media reports.
Last month, Ragsdale's family held a press conference calling on Attorney General Letitia James to do an internal investigation on the incident as well as the Administration for Child Services, Patch previously reported .
Family members said the city agency visited the home in 2022, but no action was taken.
Ragsdale's family said the 26-year-old mother had been suffering from domestic violence and mental health issues.
The family has said they were unaware of the circumstances inside the apartment.
In a statement, The ACS said it plans to conduct an "in-depth" review of what happened inside the apartment.
