Grieving kin of a 2-year-old boy whose dad allegedly threw him within the East River are blaming cops for not stopping the slaying — although the tot was useless earlier than the NYPD even knew he was lacking.
Legislation-enforcement advised The Submit on Monday that the mother of little Montrell Williams didn’t alert cops that he had vanished together with his father until Might 11 — the day after Arius Williams, 20, had already allegedly threw his little son off the Bruckner Bridge in The Bronx.
However nonetheless nobody knew what had occurred to the boy for the subsequent two weeks — and through that point, cops botched the investigation and left the accused killer dad roaming the streets, whereas Montrell’s mother and different family members had been frantic with no solutions, the tot’s kin stated at a press convention Monday.
“A 2-year-old boy will not be right here as we speak as a result of neglect of the NYPD,” stated the Rev. Kevin McCall, a Large Apple neighborhood activist, exterior the fortieth Precinct stationhouse in The Bronx. “The Police Division knew that this was a lacking case, and so they failed this household.”
Arius Williams is accused of tossing his son off the bridge Might 10 — with the boy’s mother ready exterior an area McDonald’s on Mom’s Day the subsequent day for her ex — who shared custody of Montrell — to drop the boy off in line with their settlement. Arius by no means confirmed up with the boy.
“She didn’t hear from no person, so she determined to name 911,” McCall stated. “She referred to as 911, and 911 advised her that ‘you need to cope with this in courtroom. This isn’t a police matter. It’s a custody subject matter.’
“She hung up in disbelief,” he stated.
Unaware that her son had been killed the day before today, the frantic mother then spent the next weeks making an attempt to get somebody to concentrate to her plight, solely to get the runaround, McCall advised reporters.
Though the helpless toddler was useless earlier than cops had been notified, it nonetheless took till Might 28 {that a} warrant was issued for him to provide Montrell to his mother.
Then final week, Arius allegedly snapped at his ex with a heartless taunt.
“Shut the f—ok up! I threw that n—a into the river,” he allegedly advised her.
On Wednesday, Montrell’s physique washed up close to the bridge off Ferry Level Park in Queens, with the town medical expert nonetheless working to find out the precise reason behind dying.
“The trigger and method of dying are pending additional examine following the examination final week,” the coroner stated Monday. “The ID was confirmed by the medical examiner utilizing DNA offered by the household.”
Arius Williams is charged with homicide and manslaughter in his son’s dying.
“I simply wish to get justice for my grandson,” Montrell’s grandmother, Octavia Roane, stated Monday. “My daughter is meant to graduate [from high school] this weekend, and [Montrell] was alleged to be right here to see her.
“We’re unhappy,” she stated. “We’re heartbroken. We’re devastated.”
A Police Division rep stated in a press release, “The homicide of Montrell Williams is an absolute tragedy, and the NYPD extends our deepest condolences to his household.
“Our detectives are all the time dedicated to conducting full and thorough investigations, and the arrest of Arius Williams is step one within the pursuit of justice for Montrell’s dying.”
