The Misery Machine - The Case of Julissia Batties

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Starting point is 00:01:50 Julicia Batisse was born at King's County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 2014, to parents Nevaezia Jones and George. Julius Batisse. According to her paternal grandmother, Yolanda Davis, Jolicia never gave a problem. She was a perfect child. She had neat handwriting. She loved going to Target in Walmart. She was an usher at church and loved the bishop. Yolanda added that. She was very compassionate. She loved to sing and love shopping. One of her fondest memories was their walks to public school 375. On those mornings, Julesia would suddenly take off running. calling out with a laugh.

Starting point is 00:02:32 I'm going to beat you, Grandma. I'm going to beat you. Don't cheat before bursting into giggles. Much like many young children, Jolicia adored Disney and her favorite princesses were Elsa and Anna. One of Yolanda's neighbors, Jalissa Jacob, remembered how Jolicia

Starting point is 00:02:48 would be waiting at the door with her beloved frozen dolls in hand. Jolicia also had a fondness for watching viral TikTok dances and trying her best to copy him. Jalisa remembers this as, She can't really dance, but she got the hang of some of them. Jalissa also recalled that Julesia could be a little shy around strangers

Starting point is 00:03:08 or anyone she didn't feel comfortable with. But once she grew used to someone, her true colors would shine through, and she'd smile and feel happy around them. Some of the people who brought this out of her were her cousins who she loved being around. But her favorite person was her grandmother. There was nothing Julesia loved more than spending time with Yolanda. When Jalisa took the neighborhood kids to the park, Jolicia would always prefer to stay behind with her grandmother.

Starting point is 00:03:36 Yolanda often emphasized how deeply she cared for Jolicia saying, whatever she wanted to do that made her day better, I did it. Sadly, Jolicia's own mother, Nevesia Jones, never had this kind of relationship with her daughter and was not present for a significant portion of her life. What little time Jolicia had with her mother was extremely depressing for her. This was widely noticed by friends and family alike. Jalissa even recalls seeing Julesia acting shy and reserved whenever she was around her mother at parties and functions and claimed it would just be like a stranger.

Starting point is 00:04:11 She'll be quiet and shut down, more so to herself. According to several other reports, Julesia became visibly anxious, even angry when the subject of being with her mother was brought up. But this wasn't the behavior of a rebellious child. Instead, her reactions were fearful and threatened. This was not an overreaction, as you will find out later. It's even more alarming is that Nevasia had been like this for some time. Records show that in 2013, the year before Julicia was born, she had lost custody of four of her other children.

Starting point is 00:04:43 Thanks to her involvement with the Administration for Children's Services, or ACS, as we'll refer to them for the rest of the episode, Julicia was immediately taken from her mother in place with Yolanda at her apartment in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to Yolanda, I got the baby from the hospital on May 1, 2014. She was five days old. Initially, Nevasia was granted custody, but ACS got involved in the court paused the custody order. 2015, however, the appeals court sided with ACS since Navajia had not taken responsibility

Starting point is 00:05:13 or addressed the problems that had caused her children to be removed in the first place. The judges explained that while she... As the Krispy Chicken Sandwich from 7-Eleven, people always call me loud. And I'm like, yeah, I know. Krispy, did you expect me to whisper? If you want quiet, go eat some soup and reflect. Like, I know I'm a handful. I'm bold, I'm juicy.

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Starting point is 00:05:52 She still showed unpredictable emotional outburst during visits and that she was easily angered. At first, Nevaesia was allowed visitation, but later this was revoked after she refused to give her daughter back to her grandmother, all the while taunting Yolanda to call the police on her. According to reports, Navasia kicked down doors at a child welfare office looking for a caseworker. Although she hated complying with some of the mandates ordered by the court,

Starting point is 00:06:17 records showed that she did occasionally attend her parenting classes. Navasia's friend and neighbor, Kathy Ferguson, and once accompanied Navajia to a therapy session in which she picked a fight with the therapist. Kathy stated that she loves her kids, but that mind of hers flicks off and on. I cannot imagine living in her household as a kid. A case manager later testified that there had been no real change in her behavior. Or decided that until she could face and work through the issues that led to her children's removal, it would not be safe to return the baby to her care.

Starting point is 00:06:49 Because of this, Julicia stayed with her grandmother until 2017. She'd be noted that Nevasia had a troubled upbringing herself, but she did not break the cycle. Friend Kathy explained that Nevaesia was raised by her grandmother and faced an unstable childhood. Shortly after becoming a teenager, she ran away from home and ended up living in a duplex with a friend in Brooklyn. Long after, she began dating the friend's uncle. It was 25 years older than her. From that relationship, she had a son, the first of six children. Kathy added, she came from a messed up family and raised her kids.

Starting point is 00:07:23 in the same type of environment that she grew up in. When Julicia was just a little over three years old, child welfare officials took her from Yolanda's care and placed her in foster care. The agency cited ongoing concerns between her parents. They reported that her father had broken visitation rules by visiting her at Yolanda's home without supervision and during that time had an argument with Nevaesia

Starting point is 00:07:49 where he allegedly made violent threats. Now, Nevesa filed several complaints. against him, but none of them were proven and he never faced any criminal charges. Even so, the repeated allegations prevented him from having much time with his daughter. It is important to note that Julicia reportedly loved her father and enjoyed spending time with him. Yolonna acted promptly to try to make things right. In a handwritten request to the agency, Yolanda explained that she had only allowed Julius to see his daughter at her home and pleaded for her granddaughter to be returned. Later that same year, a judge agreed that the agency had acted improperly,

Starting point is 00:08:27 so custody was returned to Yolanda once again in 2018. This time around, her parents were to have supervised visits at an agency office. Around that time, Nevesa wanted her children back, but Julicia didn't seem to share that same feeling. Orne Yolanda, on April 13th, Jolicia told her that her mom had hit her with a hammer. At five years old, she started therapy at a mental health clinic in Crown Heights, where session records show glimpses of her relationship with her mother. According to Yolanda, Jolicia was terrified of Navasia, but ACS did not take this into account and continued supervised visits with her. Yolanda recalled, when I brought Julicia for these visits, she would go into the corner and she would be crying, and I would be

Starting point is 00:09:11 crying, and I'm saying, y'all don't see this? I mean, does this say something to you guys? This is like a red flag to me. The caseworker's response, Yolanda said, was, I know, but she has to see her mom. Furthermore, court orders also forced Julicia to spend some weekends visiting her mother's apartment. During one of those visits in a phone call recorded by Yolanda, Julia asked her grandmother, Grandma, are you calling the police? When Yolanda asked for the reason, the girl replied, because I don't want to go with mommy.

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Starting point is 00:11:03 So you're saying call the police? You're going to at Mommy's house that you don't want to go to Mommy's house. In 2019, a social worker wrote that during one session, Julicia became upset while coloring, shouting no stop and appearing anxious. According to this worker, Julicia grew extremely nervous whenever her mother was mentioned and often grew angry at her grandmother for bringing up visits with Navajia. Come, come, grandma got to do your head.

Starting point is 00:11:31 Why are you crying? You don't want to see mommy? Why? You want to see. Don't cry. You got to go see mommy. You don't know mommy? Don't cry.

Starting point is 00:12:02 Why are you crying, you have to see mommy. Okay? Don't cry. What happened? I'm sorry. In January of 2020, during a scheduled visit to a clinic,

Starting point is 00:12:27 a supervisor observed that Julicia sat nervously while waiting for her mother. But once it became clear that Nevasia wasn't coming, she quickly relaxed and began speaking more openly. The supervisor wrote that there is quite a bit of trauma each time contact is made with her biological mother. Even with all this history and reports clearly showing that Julicia would not be safe around her mother. In March of 2020, she was sent to live independently with her without any supervision as ruled by ACS.

Starting point is 00:12:57 Yolanda couldn't fathom the ruling and called ACS right away. She also recorded the phone conversation with the caseworker. This caseworker told her that she had reported her concerns to her supervisors, including the fact that Nevesa called her own child a bitch. She then said, they probably want to close this case. Yolanda countered saying, you can't close the case. The child is scared to death of her. But nonetheless, ACS stood by its initial decision and let it happen. As fate would have it, March of 2020 launched the world into utter chaos. The pandemic everyday processes, even court rulings for extremely significant cases, yet some cases, especially ones involving the safety of a child, should never be neglected even in a crisis.

Starting point is 00:13:43 Yolanda repeatedly tried to alert ACS, but her efforts were ignored. What was initially meant to be just a weekend visit with Nevasia turned into 90 days, and eventually it seemed it would last forever. Weekend became 90 days. 90 days became you have to do. do an independent review. Davis says she repeatedly went to ACS and SEO family of services to get her granddaughter. Trying to be a bit more mindful of things you buy

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Starting point is 00:15:16 I see her with a black eye on like Thursday or something like that. So that's why I call ACS because she took me her mother, did that to her eyes. ACS and SCO services has failed me. I was trying. I was trying to keep this what I'm happening. Yolanda tried her hardest to regain custody of Julesia and let her have a normal life. But due to the pandemic, Yolanda's voice just fell on deaf ears. According to Jelicia's father, Julius, they didn't care. They knew.

Starting point is 00:15:48 They knew what danger she was in because I was letting them know too. And they see a lot of things for themselves as workers. But they brushed it under the rug. They didn't care to do nothing about it. Although the order seemed sudden, court records indicate that the move had been planned for some time, following ACS's general approach of reuniting children with their parents whenever it is considered safe enough to do so. In Julicia's case, this started as a trial discharge where she was temporarily placed in Navasia's home under supervision to see how things would go. After several months, that arrangement was made permanent and Julicia was later officially returned to her mother's custody in June of 2021.

Starting point is 00:16:27 However, several reports make it clear that Julicia was still not safe in her mother's care. Despite Yolanda and others reporting their concerns and fighting to revoke the order, nothing changed. Nevertheless, around April of 2020, Julesia began adjusting to life in her mother's apartment on the 10th floor of a building in the Mitchell House's apartment complex in the Bronx. Neighbors there remembered her as a shy girl who loved unicorns and Minnie Mouse. One of the phone calls recorded by Yolanda regarding her granddaughter's case, Jolicia can be heard talking about her three older brothers. She said they keep fighting and even beat up a younger sibling. They make him bleed, she said.

Starting point is 00:17:04 When Yolona asked, what do they do? Julicia simply replied, something bad. The following summer, neighbors often saw Jelicia moving around on her own, riding the elevator alone and running errands to the bodega by herself. They also heard Nevaesia shouting almost constantly from inside the apartment. Michael Roberts, a neighbor who contacted child welfare and the police said, I'd hear her yelling at the kids all the time. She would curse at them.

Starting point is 00:17:30 She was frustrated for no reason. Always angry. It made no sense to walk out of your house and be that angry. Another neighbor, Mina Cruz, reportedly contacted ACS on July 8th and 12th of 2021 after seeing Jalicia walking through the streets alone on errands. It's unknown whether the authorities followed up on these neighbors. Ready or not, summer is coming, and Wayfair's Memorial Day clearance is on now. Right now, through May 25th, get up to 70% off everything home at Wayfair.

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Starting point is 00:18:44 When Yolanda asked where, she responded, Texas, I'm not coming back. Just a week later on August 6, Jasmine Jones, who was the girlfriend of neighbor Michael Jones, told him she had seen Jolicia with a swollen black eye. When she asked the girl what had happened, Jolicia said her, mother had caused it. Jasmine also called ACS to report it, and two days later on August 8th, Michael also saw Julie sit in the elevator wearing sunglasses accompanied by her mother. By now, the report should have been enough for ACS to revoke Navajasia's custody rights, but that never happened. On Tuesday, August 10th, neighbors reported being woken up to the sound of Navasia screaming. This time, not in anger, but in panic. According to 51-year-old

Starting point is 00:19:31 Janine Ravanaugh, who lived down the hall. She knocked on the door. She was yelling, help, help. My daughter stopped breathing. Janine then ran into the apartment and found Julicia being held by her older brother on the floor. She was unclothed and appeared to be limp. According to Janine, Navajia explained that Julicia had wet her clothes. She kept saying a bunch of unrelated things.

Starting point is 00:19:53 She also said that Julicia had woken her up crying, complaining of stomach pain, and then claimed that her daughter had fallen and hit her head on a table. Navajia then called 911 at around 806 a.m. and handed the phone to Janine. The dispatcher instructed Janine to place her hand on Julicia's stomach. When asked whether or not Janine's hand moved, she replied no. The mother explained that the child hit her head on a table. Do you believe that? No.

Starting point is 00:20:22 Julicio was then immediately taken to Lincoln Hospital, but sadly she had already succumbed to her injuries. The city medical examiner confirmed the cause of her. her death was blunt force of abdominal trauma. According to a report released by the Bronx District Attorney's Office in 2022, District Attorney Clark said, it is alleged that a woman and her teenage son caused the death of her innocent, defenseless seven-year-old daughter, Julicia, in their Bronx home. Further, there are allegations that the child was beaten and sexually abused and denied medical attention. This is a disturbing case of brutality and callousness. A 10-month investigation with the NYPD led to the indictments charging the defendants with murder. The investigation indicates that

Starting point is 00:21:05 there was a failure of care throughout Julius's brief life. The signs of her torment were there, but not acted on. We send her condolences to Delicia's father and grandmother, who remained devastated by the loss of this beautiful little girl. The teenage son that is being discussed here is Paul Fine Jr., Navaj's first son, the one she had during her relationship with her friend's much older uncle. The report continues, according to the investigation, Julicia had suffered injuries at about 5 a.m. on August 10, 2020. The office of the chief medical examiner determined the child died by homicide, caused by blunt force trauma to her abdomen.

Starting point is 00:21:42 Examiners concluded she was struck with enough force to cause her internal organs to tear and bleed, filling her abdomen with blood. Examiners also found multiple bruises visible on the child's entire face, chin, in the back of her right ear. There were additional injuries visible. bruises, marks and scratches on Julesia's body, including on both wrists, clavicle, upper thigh, and mouth. According to the investigation, Fine Jr. allegedly sexually abused Jelicia. The child had injuries that were consistent

Starting point is 00:22:10 with sexual assault. The investigation indicates that those injuries were inflicted after Julesia had already begun to experience symptoms caused by the assaults to her abdomen. Julius's tragic death was ruled a homicide, but just as she was neglected by the authorities, her case remained hanging even after her death. According to reports, Julius was furious that nobody had been charged. He reported that the detectives just kept telling him, just wait, we're working on this. A year later on June 29, 2022, Nevasia Jones and her son, Paul Fine Jr., were arrested in charge with multiple crimes, including second-degree murder, manslaughter,

Starting point is 00:22:50 and endangering the welfare of a child. Paul Fine Jr. also faced charges of SA. For almost a year, a Bronx mom accused of beating her daughter to death was a free woman until tonight. Julius Batisse has waited for this moment for more than 10 months. Hopefully, justice to be served. That's all I want for my daughter. That's all I ask.

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Starting point is 00:23:54 Law enforcement sources told News 4 that when police showed up to the family's apartment in Mott Haven, they found Jalissa unconscious and covered in bruises. Police say 36-year-olds, Navasia Jones, did not act alone. Her 18-year-old son, Paul Fine, is accused of murdering and sexually accusing the little girl, too. I'm excited about him being arrested, too. We stopped by the Bronx apartment, where Judge, Jalissa was last seen alive. It's where her father continues to maintain a memorial for his daughter. We know, just did what daddy's supposed to do. Complete with birthday balloons and a poster that reads,

Starting point is 00:24:30 Happy Heavenly 8th birthday, Jalissa. I'm going to live with this for the rest of my life. But it's somewhat a closure with knowing they in the process of going where they go and where they deserve. For now, Batiz's focus on being the best father he can be to the other child he shares with Jones. Three-year-old. He don't never got to worry about going through none of that or nobody. ever hurt him or do nothing to him again and as far as her son her Jalysius half brother who's also accused of murder his own defense attorney just hearing everything that the prosecutor was saying about the medical examiner's findings the attorney for the half brother apologized to Jalysia's

Starting point is 00:25:12 family just hearing those difficult difficult description of the extent of the bruising that was found on this little seven-year-old body. During the investigation, Nevesa's eldest son told police that he had struck his half-sister in the face eight times. Authorities later determined, however, that these blows were not the ones that caused her death. I'm not never going to get a chance to see my daughter again. She's a great daughter, the best daughter in the world, you know, super powerful, super smart. Julicia's half-brother, 18-year-old Paul Fine Jr. is charged with murder and excuse. Prosecutors he repeatedly beat Julicia over two days last August, punching her in the face and stomach, so brutally her internal organs began to bleed.

Starting point is 00:26:00 Prosecutors also say fine junior sexually abused the child as she was dying. They also alleged Julicia's mother, 36-year-old Navicia Jones, was in the apartment while Julicia was being abused. She is also charged with murder. This is a revolting, disturbing case of brutality and callousness. Julisa Batty's death was horrific, and her seven years on earth were a lifetime of pain, neglect, and cruelty. What happened to last year? Not in a business. I tell my daughter. Do you love her?

Starting point is 00:26:37 What happened? What happened? Prosecutors say Fine Jr. Confessed to ACS at one point that he did it because, Julicia threw up and had stolen snacks. The Bronx DA says Jones and Fine made other false claims. They said that the child fell against various items in the apartment or on the floor. All of those statements were inconsistent with the fatal and non-fatal injuries on Jalisa's body. Jalisa lied dying for three hours. Jalicia's paternal grandmother says she repeatedly tried to get custody of Jalicia over.

Starting point is 00:27:14 over the years. She says she told caseworkers that her granddaughter was being abused at the mother's apartment in the Mitchell houses. But they never listened to what I told them. I got my granddaughter to finally say something to them. My granddaughter said that she did not want to ever go back there. She's my everything still. I think about her every day. She's always with me so I use her as my rough to keep going through life. In the Bronx, Eileen LaPomer, Picks 11 News. The legal proceedings concluded on March 14, 2025, and tragically, Julesia did not receive full justice as Paul Fine Jr. had all charges against him

Starting point is 00:27:59 dropped after his mother took full responsibility for the assault. Paul retracted his initial statements of hitting Jolicia eight times, saying he reported that just protect his mother. Nevesa, on the other hand, accepted a plea deal with the Bronx District Attorney's Office, confessing that she alone assaulted Julicia and caused her death. As part of her plea agreement, Nevaesia received a paltry 15-year prison sentence. However, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Joseph McCormick upgraded her sentence to 17 years in prison in five years post-release supervision due to her refusal to come to court hearings for sentencing,

Starting point is 00:28:39 outbursts during her last court date in which she minimized her guilt in violating the conditions of the plea. After the sentencing, Yolanda stated, I'm numb, I'm really numb to the whole situation. It's really, really sad. When patient care is your top priority, you need a proven workforce solutions partner who can deliver it all and deliver it right.

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Starting point is 00:29:17 at AMNPartners.com. I'm not happy he's out. According to her, Paul should have stayed behind bars. As for Navasia, she should have been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Julicia's father, Julius, also shared similar remarks. He stated, it does make me angry because she's getting away with murder

Starting point is 00:29:37 and she's getting her son back. I don't get my daughter back. A memorial was held on August 15th, 2021. Her grandmother, Yolanda, who had cared for Jolicia for most of her life, was initially denied the opportunity to claim her granddaughter's body. During the ceremony, which was recorded on Facebook Live, she shared, she died at a young age. She loved all deeply.

Starting point is 00:29:59 We know that now she's in a better place. God took her back home because I did all I could. A go-fund me campaign was started for Jolicia, raising 4,000. $1,251 of its $5,000 goal. In part, Yolanda shared the following. Julicia, nicknamed Licia, was a very happy child during the duration that I had custody of her for five years and 11 months. Oftentimes, she would stay to herself and engage in her toys and play with her four cousins that were like older brothers. She had an enjoyable childhood with lots of love, happiness, and I would give anything to have her back with us. Later, on November 1, 2021, a funeral in wake took place

Starting point is 00:30:38 at John's funeral home in Brooklyn. Born to family members, Nevasia was also allowed to mourn at this event for one hour. Julicia was buried in a white casket wearing a white dress that she had picked out for a wedding that she had attended. Her father, Julius, said he planned to tell his then two-year-old son, Everything I loved about her, her name and face, will be the light of my life every step I take. She will never be forgotten.

The Misery Machine - The Case of Julissia Batties

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