NYPD officer, fiancee arrested in death of his 8 year old son on Long Island; abuse alleged

An NYPD officer and his fiancee have been charged in the death of his 8yearold son on Long Island, accused of abusing the boy and leaving him in freezing temperatures in the garage. Thomas Valva, a thirdgrader at East Moriches Elementary School who had autism, was found unresponsive at his home on Bittersweet Lane in Center Moriches last Friday and was later pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital. Thomas Valva was subjected to freezing temperatures in the home s unheated garage overnight when the outside temperature was 19 degrees, Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said. Read more: Check out more Eyewitness News NEW HERE Hi Were abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New Yorks Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK: TWITTER: t