Overview
- Maliek Williams, 2, died Wednesday night at 10:26 p.m., his mother confirmed in a social media post.
- Dayvon Morrison, 30, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, is held without bail, and prosecutors say charges will be upgraded following the death.
- Prosecutors allege the assault happened Friday night at the Manhattan View Hotel in Long Island City, which is operating as a shelter.
- Authorities say Morrison delayed medical care for days while transporting the injured child, who was found in East Harlem after a 3 a.m. 911 call on Monday.
- The toddler sustained catastrophic injuries — including multiple brain bleeds, a damaged brain stem, skull fractures, a fractured pelvis and a lacerated liver — and had been on a ventilator at Weill Cornell as NYPD and ACS investigate with advocacy group WARM supporting the family.