A Bronx woman received a 17-year prison sentence Monday for the brutal killing of her 7-year-old daughter, with additional time added due to her disruptive courtroom behavior that delayed proceedings twice over several months.
Navisia Jones, 39, was sentenced for the manslaughter of her daughter Julissia Batties, whom she tortured and killed in their family apartment in what prosecutors described as an act of shocking brutality.
The judge imposed two extra years beyond the original 15-year plea agreement specifically because of Jones’ courthouse disruptions and continued defiant behavior throughout the legal process.
Jones complained to the judge about public perception of her case and the widespread criticism she had received since her arrest during Monday’s sentencing hearing.
“They called me a monster mom,” Jones said to the court, according to the victim’s grandmother, who was present in the packed courtroom for the emotional proceedings.
Jones questioned why people would make such characterizations about her actions and behavior.
“Why would they lie on me?” she reportedly asked the judge during the proceedings, appearing to show little remorse for her crimes.
Grandmother Yolanda Davis witnessed Jones’ comments and expressed her strong reaction to the New York Post following the sentencing.
Davis said she wanted to respond directly to Jones about the characterization that had been applied to her throughout the case.
“I wanted to say to her, ‘Yes, you are a monster mom,’” Davis told reporters outside the courthouse.
She emphasized that Jones carried the child for nine months before taking her life in such a violent manner.
Davis made clear she held no sympathy for Jones following the sentencing and expressed her ongoing grief over the loss of her granddaughter.
“No, I have no sympathy for her,” the grandmother stated, describing her continued anger toward Jones for the senseless killing.
Jones had entered a guilty plea to manslaughter charges in May for beating Julissia to death inside their squalid apartment at the Mitchel Houses.
The original plea agreement called for a 15-year sentence, which legal experts considered lenient given the severity of the crime and the vulnerable age of the victim.
Jones, however, failed to appear for sentencing on two separate occasions, creating delays in the judicial process and frustrating court officials.
The Post highlighted that on May 13, she refused to enter the courtroom for her scheduled sentencing hearing, forcing court personnel to postpone the proceedings.
Jones then disrupted a June 16 court proceeding with what officials described as a vulgar outburst directed at court personnel and family members.
Her behavior resulted in her forcible removal from the courtroom by court officers, marking the second delay in her sentencing process.
Judge Joseph McCormack had warned Jones about the consequences of her courtroom conduct.
“It will affect your sentence,” the judge told her during the June proceeding.
McCormack made his expectations clear to Jones about her behavior.
“I will make the decision as to what to sentence you so I just want you to be quiet,” he said.
“I will determine what effect that will have on your sentence.”
On Monday, Judge McCormack followed through on his warning by adding two years to Jones’ original sentence.
The additional time directly resulted from her previous courtroom disruptions, according to the Post.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark released a statement Monday explaining the judge’s decision.
Clark said the additional prison time stemmed from Jones’ outbursts during which she minimized her guilt and violated conditions of her plea agreement.
Clark described the nature of the crime in her statement.
“Julissia was a defenseless seven-year-old girl, whose own mother took her life in a disturbing act of brutality and callousness,” the district attorney wrote.
The prosecutor emphasized the impact on the young victim.
“No child should be exposed to such torment or suffer the unimaginable terror Julissia faced at such a young age,” Clark stated.
The Post reported that police discovered Julissia’s body on August 10, 2021, at the family’s apartment in the Mitchel Houses.
The girl’s body showed signs of severe physical trauma from the beating.
Jones initially claimed to investigators that Julissia had fallen and struck her head on a desk.
This explanation launched the police investigation that ultimately led to the murder charges.
Authorities arrested Jones and her 21-year-old son Paul Fine in June 2022 on murder charges.
Fine allegedly admitted to also sexually molesting his younger sister during the investigation.
Jones accepted the guilty plea this year, which resulted in the charges against Fine being dropped.
The plea agreement originally called for the 15-year sentence before the additional time was imposed.
Julissia’s father, Julius Batties, attended Monday’s sentencing and spoke about Jones afterward.
He characterized her as “a demon” when speaking to reporters.
Batties made his feelings about Jones clear in his brief statement.
“She is evil,” he said following the court proceedings.
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