Mom, Grandmother Charged with Murder After Bronx Teen with Autism Starves to Death
Medical staff reported the boys’ condition to police, leading to murder charges after an autopsy ruled the teen’s death a homicide.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the NYPD arrested mother Geneva Jarvis, 36, and grandmother Denise Jarvis, 62, on murder charges for allegedly starving 16-year-old Adonis Jarvis to death.
- The city's Chief Medical Examiner ruled Adonis' March death a homicide, citing autopsy findings of "chronic neglect including starvation and dehydration" after the teen weighed roughly 60 pounds at Lincoln Hospital.
- Investigators found Adonis' nonverbal twin brother suffering similar starvation in the East 147th Street apartment, which the building superintendent described as "filled with garbage and clothes all over the place."
- Both women were arraigned Thursday afternoon at the Bronx Hall of Justice, where officials held Geneva and Denise Jarvis without bail following a grand jury indictment on murder charges.
- The NYPD and Administration for Children's Services continue investigating the case, while officials urge those suspecting child abuse to contact the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
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The 16-year-old died four months ago in a New York Children's Hospital. He showed signs of malnutrition. The two women were now charged with murder.
The 16-year-old came to the hospital with a massive underweight – but the doctors could no longer help: in New York a teenager is starving. Now there are serious accusations against closest relatives.
The two women, aged 36 and 62, were arrested and charged with murder, accused of starving the 16-year-old.
Mother and Grandmother Charged With Murder After Bronx Teen With Autism Starves to Death
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Mom and Grandma Face Murder Charges After Teen Boy with Autism Starves to Death
A New York mother and grandmother are facing murder charges after authorities say a 16-year-old boy with autism died from severe malnutrition while his twin brother narrowly survived under similar circumstances. The NYPD announced the arrests of 62-year-old Denise Jarvis and 36-year-old Geneva Jarvis on Thursday, July 30. Both women live in the Mott Haven...
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