The body of a toddler was discovered by the Whitestone Bridge a day ago, and authorities revealed on Thursday that the father of a New York City youngster who was two years old was charged with murder in connection with the accident.
Arius Williams, the father of Montrell Williams, who has been missing since May, was charged with two charges of first-degree manslaughter in addition to the accusation of second-degree murder. Montrell Williams has been missing since May. For the time being, information regarding his attorney was not readily available.
A homicide was determined to be the way of death by the medical examiner’s office, despite the fact that the investigation into the cause of death is still ongoing. The identity of the child Montrell Williams has not been established as of yet, despite the fact that his body was discovered in the East River on Wednesday.
According to the investigators, Montrell’s father was the last person seen with him before the two of them departed a family celebration on May 10th. A white T-shirt and a diaper were the only things that the boy was wearing as he and his father went their separate ways.
In the evening, the child’s mother, who was 17 years old at the time, called the police because she was concerned about her kid. A domestic report was taken by the police, which indicates that the investigation was not forwarded to detectives, as stated by the sources.
It is not evident whether the parents are divorced or not because they are not married.
According to the reports, the mother and other members of the family made several calls to the police when Montrell’s father failed to return him to the house as stipulated in their custody arrangement. The exact number of calls that were made over the specified time period is not entirely obvious.
The mother reportedly approached the father on a street in Manhattan on June 7 and inquired about their son. The sources suggest that the mother noticed the father. It is said that the father withdrew a knife from his pocket; the mother then contacted the police, and the father was brought into jail. The mother was purportedly informed by the father at some time that he had tossed their son into the Bronx River. This information comes from sources.
It has been reported by the New York Police Department that its Internal Affairs Unit has begun an investigation into the initial handling of the matter by the department.
