NYC mom admits she beat 7-year-old daughter Julissia Batties to death but son charged with molesting girl to go free
The mother of 7-year-old Julissia Batties admitted Wednesday that she fatally beat her tiny daughter to death in their Bronx apartment 2021, but her son — charged with molesting his kid sister — will be allowed to walk free.Navasia Jones, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter as part of a deal struck with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office to take full responsibility for Julissia’s death — and to get her son, Paul Fine Jr., off the hook for girl’s death and alleged sexual assault.“It’s anticipated that a motion to dismiss will be filed on Friday,” Fine’s lawyer, Deveraux Cannick, said in a phone interview.“Once the motion is filed then the matter of bail will be academic because the charges will be dismissed, and the records will be sealed and Paul Fine, Jr will be free of all charges.“It’s a done deal, but it’s a matter of formality that the motion must be officially filed and received by the court,” Cannick added.
Meanwhile Jones pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for a 15-year sentence.Jones’ lawyer Edward Sapone hinted outside of court that “a certain nature and quality” of the evidence in the case “could have presented a problem” for prosecutors had the case gone to trial — without getting into details.“So we thought about it, we negotiated, and we thought that ultimately, the certainty of a 15-year sentence would be the way to go for her,” he told reporters.DA Darcel Clark didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Police discovered Julissia’s battered body in Jones’ apartment at the New York City Housing Authority’s Mitchel Houses on Aug.10, 2021, sparking an investigation into Jones.Jones told cops her young daughter fell and hit her head on a desk.In June 2022 Fine was arrested in the girl’s death — and allegedly admitted he sexually abused the girl.
Charged with murder, assault and sexual abuse, Fine allegedly admitted during questioning that he had punc...