Overview
- Geneva Jarvis, 36, and Denise Jarvis, 62, were arrested on July 30 on murder and related counts, pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and were ordered held with a return date set for Oct. 27.
- The New York City Medical Examiner ruled the March 19 death of 16-year-old Adonis Jarvis a homicide caused by malnutrition and dehydration.
- Prosecutors say both nonverbal autistic twins were found severely malnourished with bedsores, feces and flies in their home, and that Adonis weighed about 59 pounds while his surviving twin weighed about 60 pounds when hospitalized.
- Hospital staff at Lincoln brought the boys’ condition to police, a grand jury returned indictments, and the Administration for Children's Services says it secured the surviving child who is now in rehab and gaining weight.
- The case is raising scrutiny of whether schools and child-welfare systems missed warning signs and could accelerate proposed changes to outside review of ACS records and oversight.