A 2-year-old boy's life hangs in the balance after his father allegedly subjected him to brutal physical abuse at a Queens homeless shelter.
Dayvon Morrison, 30, was taken into custody Tuesday for the heinous assault on his son, which left the young child fighting for survival. According to sources, Morrison thrashed the toddler at the shelter sometime late Friday night and then took the battered boy in a stroller to Manhattan the next morning.
The boy's condition worsened over several days before a 911 call was made just after 3 a.m. Monday, prompting police to respond to the scene. EMS rushed the child to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition with severe head trauma.
The boy's mother shared a heart-wrenching photo of her son on Instagram, showing him lying unconscious in a hospital bed with dozens of stitches and a gauze taped to his head that read "No Bone." The caption stated that the child is fighting for his life in the ICU.
In another update on Facebook, the boy's mother wrote that doctors believe her son will not be able to develop mentally due to the traumatic injury. She pleaded with God to help her baby, expressing heartbreak and despair over the loss of what she described as a "perfect" child who had just begun to speak and call her "mama mama."
Morrison was arrested Tuesday in Queens and charged with two counts of assault. He appeared disheveled and uncooperative when taken into custody, refusing to answer questions.
The investigation is ongoing, but it remains unclear what Morrison was doing with his son between Saturday and early Monday morning, when the 911 call was made.
Dayvon Morrison, 30, was taken into custody Tuesday for the heinous assault on his son, which left the young child fighting for survival. According to sources, Morrison thrashed the toddler at the shelter sometime late Friday night and then took the battered boy in a stroller to Manhattan the next morning.
The boy's condition worsened over several days before a 911 call was made just after 3 a.m. Monday, prompting police to respond to the scene. EMS rushed the child to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition with severe head trauma.
The boy's mother shared a heart-wrenching photo of her son on Instagram, showing him lying unconscious in a hospital bed with dozens of stitches and a gauze taped to his head that read "No Bone." The caption stated that the child is fighting for his life in the ICU.
In another update on Facebook, the boy's mother wrote that doctors believe her son will not be able to develop mentally due to the traumatic injury. She pleaded with God to help her baby, expressing heartbreak and despair over the loss of what she described as a "perfect" child who had just begun to speak and call her "mama mama."
Morrison was arrested Tuesday in Queens and charged with two counts of assault. He appeared disheveled and uncooperative when taken into custody, refusing to answer questions.
The investigation is ongoing, but it remains unclear what Morrison was doing with his son between Saturday and early Monday morning, when the 911 call was made.
I mean, who needs a PhD in parenting or even basic common sense when you've got a toddler to deal with? Morrison's gotta be, like, super proud of himself for "teaching" his little one some real-life skills... by beating him up 
. And poor Dayvon, just winging it, right? I mean, who needs a 911 call or even basic medical care when you've got a stroller and some Manhattan streets to navigate? 
The kid's in ICU with "severe head trauma"... sounds like Morrison gave him a good ol' fashioned riptide experience 
what's wrong with ppl? 2yrs old child is supposed to be playing & laughing not fighting for survival 
It's just not right. As a parent myself, I'm literally shaken by this... how do parents become so violent? 
like how can someone be so cruel to their own child?! 
The little boy's life is literally hanging by a thread right now 
and it's all because of his dad's sick behavior 
Justice should be served ASAP though 
, so the world can see how these people think 
. We gotta pray for the little boy's recovery 
and hope he bounces back from this traumatic experience 
... how can anyone do this to an innocent kid? 
the worst part is that little one is still fighting for his life in ICU 
... please keep praying for him and his family 
and never let them go 
what's wrong with us? we need to make sure these kinds of things don't happen to innocent kids. anyway, i'm just glad the kid is getting the help he needs, fingers crossed for his recovery... hopefully this guy gets a good long sentence and doesn't get away with this 
.
with all those stitches and gauze on his head 
30 yrs old and doin' this to a toddler 
Morrison might get time in prison but I hope he gets the counseling & help he needs too because clearly, he's got some serious issues to work through 
. Two years old is way too young to be going through something like this, you know? It's not fair to him or his family at all. I can only imagine how scary and traumatic that experience must have been for him and his mom 
.