The father of the 4-year-old Harlem boy who died freezing and malnourished was charged Tuesday – a day after the youngster’s mother was also arrested in the disturbing case, cops said.
Laron Modlin, 25, is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the death of his son Jahmeik Modlin , police said.
The boy’s mother, Nytavia Ragsdale, was hit with the same charges by authorities on Monday after she called for help Sunday evening, claiming she found her son unresponsive in their apartment just off Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., police and law enforcement sources told The Post.
The child was taken to Harlem Hospital, where medical staff determined he was malnourished and suffering from hypothermia, sources previously said.
While investigators initially believed he had burn marks, it was determined the child suffered from eczema, ABC 7 reported.
NYC mom charged in death of son, 4, who was found malnourished and burned: cops