{"id":124368,"date":"2026-02-05T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124368\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:39:09","slug":"toddler-allegedly-beaten-into-coma-by-his-demented-dad-at-nyc-shelter-has-died-my-baby-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124368\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler allegedly beaten into coma by his demented dad at NYC shelter has died: ‘My baby is gone’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 2-year-old boy who was beaten into a coma<\/a> at a Queens shelter \u2014 allegedly by his drunken dad \u2014 died at a hospital on Wednesday night, his heartbroken mother said online.<\/p>\n

The tragic tot\u2019s death came just hours after his father, 30-year-old Dayvon Morrison, was arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges<\/a> for allegedly severely beating his tiny son at a shelter late Friday \u2014 and lugging him around Queens and East Harlem for three days before someone called the cops.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy baby is gone,\u201d grieving mom Cyndy Williams posted on Instagram<\/a>. \u201c2\/4\/2026 10:26 p.m. I have nothing else to say. I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maliek, 2, was severely beaten at a Queens shelter, allegedly by his own father. He died Wednesday night. Famouslycici Instagram<\/p>\n

Maliek\u2019s mother, Cyndy Williams, posted the heartbreaking news of his death on Instagram. Instagram\/famouslycici<\/p>\n

Law enforcement sources confirmed to The Post that the youngster, identified by his mother as Maliek<\/a>, has died.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors from the Queens District Attorney\u2019s Office said in court that the charges against Morrison would be upgraded if Maliek died \u2014 and doubled down on the promise Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cReiterating what was said in court yesterday by ADA Caitlyn Muldoon that if the child succumbed, we intend to submit upgraded charges,\u201d an office rep said in an email.<\/p>\n

The young victim was bruised and battered when he woke up at the shelter with his father on Saturday morning, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Instead of seeking medical help, prosecutors said Morrison put the toddler in a stroller and roamed around before showing up at Maliek\u2019s mom\u2019s apartment in East Harlem \u2014 where a witness noticed the boy\u2019s condition and called 911.<\/p>\n

Photo of Maliek at the hospital posted by his mother on Instagram this week. The boy\u2019s father was arrested. Famouslycici Instagram<\/p>\n

Dayvon Morrison, 30, is expected to face murder charges now that his 2-year-old son has died from beating injuries. James Messerschmidt for NY Post<\/p>\n

His dad allegedly told cops after his arrest early Monday that he did not remember if he beat his son \u2014 because he was too drunk at the time, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re gonna put me in cuffs, that\u2019s fine,\u201d Morrison allegedly said. \u201cI was drunk the other night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muldoon said in court Wednesday that the child suffered \u201ca blown right pupil, a laceration to his liver, pelvic fracture,\u201d and had \u201cmultiple brain bleeds,\u201d with swelling to his brain and a damaged brain stem.<\/p>\n

He was on a ventilator at Weill Cornell Medical Center and \u201clisted in likely-to-die condition,\u201d prosecutors said during Morrison\u2019s arraignment.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Additional reporting by Amanda Woods<\/p>\n

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