QUEENS (WABC) — A father in Queens has been arrested after he allegedly sent his two-year-old son to the hospital in critical condition, officials said.
Police said 30-year-old Dayvon Morrison is charged with two counts of assault for allegedly beating his two-year-old son. Additional charges are possible.
The toddler is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries and is on life support.
Morrison is accused of beating his son inside of the Manhattan View Hotel which is now operating as a shelter, sometime Friday night.
Instead of going to get his son help, Morrison allegedly took the child in a stroller to East Harlem Saturday morning.
The boy did not get medical care until early Monday morning.
Police responded to a 911 call near East 102nd Street and Third Avenue Monday at around 3 a.m. and found the boy with severe head trauma.
He was rushed to the hospital and has undergone multiple surgeries for skull fractures and substantial brain injuries.
The boy’s mother posted on social media asking for prayers: “My baby is fighting for his life in the ICU please, I can’t do anything but pray.”
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