The legal case surrounding the murder of 7-year-old Julissia Batties concluded with the release of her half-brother, Paul Fine Jr., as charges against him were dropped after his mother assumed full responsibility. This decision left Julissia's grandmother, Yolanda Davis, distraught and feeling that justice was not served. Fine's mother, Navasia Jones, received a 15-year manslaughter sentence despite reportedly admitting to the assault. Davis expressed her anger and heartbreak over the outcome, emphasizing the emotional toll of losing her granddaughter and the perceived inadequacies of the justice system.
Police discovered Julissia's battered body in Jones' apartment at the New York City Housing Authority's Mitchel Houses on Aug. 10, 2021. Jones and Fine, 20, were arrested in 2022 and he allegedly admitted to sexually abusing his half-sister and punching her eight times in the face the morning she died.
Davis said Fine should have remained behind bars even if just for lying under oath and that his and Julissia's mother, Navasia Jones, 35, should have gotten life without parole. Instead, she was handed a 15-year sentence for manslaughter.
I'm just hurt that my granddaughter is gone and I can't get her back,” she said.
I'm not happy that he's out.
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