The mother hung up in disbelief, and the 911 dispatcher never followed up with her, McCall said. Instead, she used her own resources to try to track down the boy’s father, including calling his family, following him to a Bronx drop-in shelter and eventually locating him in Manhattan, according to the reverend.

The father of a 2-year-old New York City boy was charged with murder after a toddler’s body was found by the Whitestone Bridge a day ago, authorities confirmed. In addition to the second-degree murder charge,