"The two-year-old boy whose Queens father allegedly beat him in a violent, drunk stupor last weekend has died of his injuries, according to his mother. On Wednesday, the tot's mother took to Instagram to plead for prayers for Maliek. His father, identified by police as Dayvon Morrison, had dropped him off at her East Harlem apartment early on the morning of Feb. 2, with the child in severe condition from an apparent assault."
"Morrison was arraigned on Feb. 4 in Queens Criminal Court and ordered held on bail on assault and attempted murder charges. It is expected that prosecutors will upgrade the charges to murder. According to court records, Morrison allegedly beat his toddler while intoxicated inside a Queens homeless shelter within the confines of the 114th Precinct, based in Astoria, on Jan. 30; however, the battered child did not receive medical care until this week."
A two-year-old boy named Maliek suffered severe injuries and died after an alleged assault by his father, Dayvon Morrison. The father reportedly beat the toddler while intoxicated inside a Queens homeless shelter on Jan. 30. The child was dropped off in critical condition at his mother's East Harlem apartment on Feb. 2 and was placed on life support with brain bleeds, a fractured pelvis, a lacerated liver, brain swelling, and a blown pupil. The mother posted for prayers on Instagram and later announced the child's death. Morrison was arraigned on Feb. 4 and held on bail; prosecutors are expected to upgrade charges to murder.
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