Video After The Jump
New York Post - The former NYPD cop who allegedly left his 8-year-old autistic son locked in a freezing garage also kept a family dog in a heated room inside at the same time, pre-trial testimony revealed Monday.
Michael Valva & his then-fiancee Angela Pollina have been charged with murder in the Jan. 17, 2020 death of Thomas Valva with authorities accusing the couple of locking the child overnight in a frigid garage while it was 19 degrees outside.
Housekeeper Tyrene Rodriguez testified at a pre-trial hearing on Long Island about the boy’s final moments, noting she got her cleaning supplies from a mud room where the dog “Bella” slept.
“And that’s a heated room?” the Suffolk County prosecutor asked Rodriguez.
“Yes,” Rodriguez answered.
Rodriguez told the court she had heard Thomas crying when she arrived that morning to clean Valva’s house & saw the couple escort Thomas to the basement. Minutes later, Pollina returned frantically saying Thomas wasn’t breathing.
Rodriguez helped while Valva tried to administer CPR to the dying boy, with the housekeeper leaning Thomas’ head back to open his airways.
“He was very cold,” she said, according to Newsday. “He was damp.”
Valva & Pollina have both pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges.
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