The mother of an autistic 11-year-old boy missing for several months no longer has to show up in Brooklyn Family Court to answer questions about his whereabouts, a judge ruled Tuesday, the New York Daily News reported.
The ruling means that Brownsville resident Jacqueline Pritchett, described by police sources as mentally ill, is free for now of any legal obligations regarding the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of her son Jacob Pritchett, now 11 years old, the paper said.
Pritchett has denied to authorities she ever had a child, even after being confronted with proof otherwise. After being held in contempt of court at Rikers Island for more than two months, Pritchett’s lawyers succeeded earlier this month in convincing a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge that she was being improperly held as punishment for exercising her right not to answer questions about Jacob’s whereabouts…