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| NYC needs to examine 'if' error made returning slain girl Julissia Batties to mom: Adams | |
| 2022-07-02 | |
The mayor was asked to respond to claims by the girl’s grief-stricken dad that "the system failed her" — referring to ACS deciding to return Julissia, 7, to her mom Navasia Jones less than two months before she was found beaten to death in August 2021. "We have to really examine exactly if there was a failure," Adams said at an unrelated presser. "Anytime we have cases like this we are in a constant state of analyzing how could we do something better," he continued, "and so I don’t know if I support what the dad is saying around that." The slain girl’s dad, Julius Batties, shot back that the mayor needs to "do his homework." "All of this is black and white," Batties told The Post. "Go look at the records then come back to me. "You all work for the city and ACS is run by the city," he said. "It’s a shame on the city and worse shame on the mayor to say that. He should do his homework before he speaks and judge the situation when he doesn’t know what he is talking about." The tragic youngster was the subject of a heated custody battle for nearly all of her life. Her paternal grandmother, Yolanda Davis, was temporarily granted custody of Julissia after she was born, and previously has told The Post she "begged" ACS not to send the girl back to her mother. Jones — who was charged with murder and manslaughter Wednesday — had lost custody of the girl at birth, along with her four sons, due to alleged negligence and physical abuse. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "We have to really examine exactly if there was a failure," "We need to find someone to pin the blame on. And by 'someone', I don't mean me." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-07-02 18:43 |
| #1 Julius Batties For Mayor. His campaign motto: "At least I give a damn about children!" |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2022-07-02 17:35 |