The NYPD used to be alerted to imaginable abuse of a 4-year-old Brooklyn boy just weeks before the tot died — however botched the case through now not doing an intensive sufficient investigation, The Post has discovered.
Jaycee Eubanks’ daycare referred to as law enforcement officials on Aug. 26 after the boy and his 6-year-old brother complained to childcare staff a few scratch to 1 of their ears and a bruise at the different’s shoulder, police assets said.
The Special Victims Division officials interviewed the siblings — but wrote off the complaint without following protocols that would have spurred a follow-up with the circle of relatives, in step with a source with knowledge of the case.
“They didn't schedule a forensic pediatrician examination on the children,” the source mentioned. “They failed to speak to neighbors. They didn't put up a domestic incident record. If they did, a home violence officer would have visited.”
Less than 3 weeks later, little Jaycee was dead and the boy’s stepfather used to be in custody.
After the kid died Sunday morning, neighbors told police the older boy had instructed them that the stepdad had assaulted Jaycee one day.
The kid’s mom flagged down cops around 5 a.m. that morning outdoor her house on Baltic Street in Gowanus — with the Jaycee’s dead frame in her palms.
Officer attempted to restore the boy and rushed him to Brooklyn Hospital, the place he died.
Police took the stepfather, whose name used to be no longer released, into custody for wondering. No charges had been filed as of Tuesday.
“The investigation will resolve how this kid died and what the stepfather’s [possible] position was once in it,” a police spokesman stated on the time.
Authorities stated a 911 caller informed police the stepfather used to be looking to kill himself on the deal with around the similar time.
The NYPD did not immediately respond for comment.
A spokeswoman for New York City Administration for Children’s Services declined to remark at the specifics of the case.
“Our top precedence is protective the protection and wellbeing of all youngsters in New York City. We are investigating this case with NYPD and we've taken motion to protected the safety of the opposite kid in the home,” the spokeswoman stated.
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