NYC Parents Indicted for Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Starved to Death

The couple allegedly starved their son and three other children while keeping food for themselves in their Harlem apartment.

Nytavia Ragsdale and Laron Modlin face multiple charges, including second-degree murder, following the death of their 4-year-old son, Jah'Meik Modlin.
Prosecutors allege the parents actively starved their children for two years, with Jah'Meik weighing only 19 pounds at the time of his death.
The apartment was found in squalid conditions, with one room covered in feces and food kept inaccessible to the children.
Despite previous reports of neglect, New York City's child welfare agency closed the family's case in 2022.
The surviving siblings remain hospitalized, suffering from severe malnutrition and developmental delays.