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Podcast: Least of These
Episode: 214. "Extended Visit" - The Case of Julissia Batties - Bronx, New York
Description: A documented history of abuse, dropped charges, and courtroom outbursts.
In the spring of 2020, seven-year-old Julissia Batties went for a court ordered weekend visit with her biological mother, 36-year-old, Navasia Jones.
She was supposed to return home to her paternal grandmother. But child services enacted a different plan.
Julissia was found months later, deceased in her mother's apartment. Initially, both Navasia Jones and Paul Fine Junior, who was Julissia's half-brother were charged in her murder. But charges pressed against one of the defendants were...